Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Malachite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is physically well-built. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Halimath grew up listening to his father's many stories. He worked as a nervous Blacksmith and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Scribe, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a simple brown robe with black stripes complete with hood. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Paelias was born with his father's beautiful face. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Priest. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 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 dark leathers with embroidery. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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 also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Coral (140 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

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. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp).