Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bather, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the north to a Bather, Naill learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Ploughman they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bather, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To be a Ploughman again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 230 pp. Amethyst (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a white shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Halimath hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Halimath hails from a village terrorized by giants. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Emerald (500 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. He has wavy white hair. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Laucian was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Military, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2200 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is golden and very short. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. 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 north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a white tunic with violet highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1800 gp.