Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. A true patriot, Korfel would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a violet costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Cook. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Halimath enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cook for the past few years.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to be a barrister again

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Amethyst (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears professional attire. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears his black hair down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Hunter. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2500 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Jet (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and grey robe with the hood down. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Religious, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2600 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp).