Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears tattered old clothes, marred by sweets. He wears his golden hair down. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown deerstalker hat and brown clothes. His blonde hair is long and unkept. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a shepherd again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Jet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed violet hat.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Caeldrim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.