Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has no hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: Money/treasure; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, he is not a threatening figure. He has auburn hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. 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: Ivellios was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has hazel eyes and a yellow hat with a black feather.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Priest arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp).