Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: The child of a Server, who enjoyed hunting, Paelias was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 pp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). White pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'5", this man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a yellow tunic with green highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes, and is pretty ugly. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. 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 at the edge of vast island. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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: His religion dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Rose (60 gp).