Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a tan shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and brown pants. His auburn hair is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Apothecary business.

History: Thervan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thervan grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Thervan. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and doesn't want to be a apothecary and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1400 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His hair is white and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has shaved his head bald. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. A true patriot, Naill would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: This man wears a brown collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 pp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it, and he perpetually has his lance ready. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born into a rich family. His childhood dream was to be a Performer, but he was a colossal failure. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp).