Description: This late middle aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bricklayer. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to be a cook again

Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Immigrant, Family, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 pp. Red garnet (120 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars, and carries shields. He wears his blonde hair down. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 900 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a fancy violet suit. His chestnut hair is cut short. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Barrister but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of a Spice Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Aerdeth was taken on many hunting expeditions. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He sports a flattop hair cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Through the years after Korfel was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Korfel's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Korfel and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His white hair is still thick. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. Being a Bricklayer 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 has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 10000 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.