Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and is pretty ugly. His hair is long and white with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Performer born in the past three hundred years. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born to a Mason, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red spinel (50 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 93. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a Courier, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A freak accident while working with his Courier mother left him crippled. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a brown tunic with green highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. After coming to the age of reason, Eiravel took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 pp. Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.