Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Rael was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his golden hair down. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2100 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. 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 born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Traki has worked very hard to control his curse. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1200 pp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a white broad hat and white clothes. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Crown-heir business.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 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 an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Quarion hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. Quarion enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1400 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Sard (30 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Red spinel (40 gp).