Description: This man is very fat, and is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Aelar was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sailor and was forced into it by his family; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His tied-back hair is black. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Server business.

History: Uthemar was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Sensitive, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear flannel, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Peren studied abroad. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.