Description: Standing 5'4", this man very much looks the part of a Beggar. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Paelias will drive conversation. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Paelias grew up listening to his father's many stories. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He tends to his Beggar job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Job, Religious, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Coral (80 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Hematite (12 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Rose (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Sard (20 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: An older man who is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, he is not a threatening figure. He has silver hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born in the east to a Bookbinder, Thamior learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Thamior alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and balancing his hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 gp. Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is physically well-built. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A freak accident while working with his Slave Trader father left him crippled. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Slave Trader.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 800 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 sp. Obsidian (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His silver hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: To be a Engraver again.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Slave, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 120 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.