Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Banker born in the past three hundred years. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Gifted from a young age, Himo studied abroad. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Theriatis is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of a Spice Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Theriatis was taken on many hunting expeditions. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he likes to wear blue tank tops with grey pants. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Mayor kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He carries with him a set of swords on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born into a rich family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. He has wavy silver hair. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Theren grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Theren. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 120 pp. Blue quartz (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.