Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a very tight haircut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. At some point he was captured by brigands and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a brown vest and prefers yellow and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His blonde hair is cut short. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a worn and beaten armor. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His ears are large.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Vanuath alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black opal (700 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).