Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'9" and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Lamlis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Gardener they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Marshal, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Coral (70 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Amber (70 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Jet (70 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a Cook first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a pastel costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He works hard and plays hard.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 pp.