Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Lucan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ahvain studied abroad. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.