Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a very tight haircut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He usually wears his blue robe and has his spear always slung over his shoulder. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is an amazing painter.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 35000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is lengthy. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mason business.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aerdeth studied abroad. A gifted student he started as a Bricklayer, but he got bored and became a Mason. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local bricklayer

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 pp. Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.