Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a pastel costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a Barber first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has red hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

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. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Eye agate (14 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears just a white suit. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Logical, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.