Description: This southern man dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with black slacks. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is short and black. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He uses divination through singing.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Herbalist again; and balancing his hectic life and new stableman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 pp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, violet shirt, and grey tie. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Nim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.