Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the north to a Apothecary, Erdan learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His first spouse was a Blacksmith, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears his white hair up. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his broad grey hat.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Naill lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Fortune-teller they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Soapmaker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.