Description: He is lean but muscular and typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. He has wavy auburn hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

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 used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Paelias was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Stylist. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and balancing his hectic life and new stylist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 30000 cp. Peridot (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Suhnae's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Suhnae was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He's also a talented Map Maker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 180 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Servant father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His golden hair is cut short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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. A true patriot, Mindartis would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and expand his business

Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man likes to wear black tank tops with grey pants and is in decent physical shape. He has a very tight haircut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.