Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a pastel wide-brimmed hat and pastel clothes. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a Fletcher first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Berrian was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 260 pp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Rose (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his white hair up. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Paelias 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 Paelias. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this southern man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears dull white sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. He has a hunchback. He has chestnut hair. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Crown-heir but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Lucan was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Crown-heir soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a ceremonial dagger, but if one is not available he will default to his morningstar. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.