Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a Banker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has no hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Detective arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he very much looks the part of a Carter. His hair is auburn and curly. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his broad black hat.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. He married young, but lost his spouse to illithids. He's also a talented Junk Dealer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Revenge; and expand his business

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Animal Trainer born in the past three hundred years. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

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. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Stylist. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Stylist arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.