Description: This northern man wears a fancy yellow suit. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Religious, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. 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: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear flannel. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Efferil was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and balancing his hectic life and new marshal responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Justice, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.