Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

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

History: Uthemar hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 800 pp. Moonstone (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 3000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. He has gray eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Carrie is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp).