Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is auburn and curly. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Tharivol is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Tharivol was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He tends to his Animal Trainer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2300 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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 was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Brewer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white hair is still thick. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He takes great joy in being the best Animal Trainer in town.

History: Suhnae lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Animal Trainer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Azaki was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Azaki decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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 rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'5". He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat, and his gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Koeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 210 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.