Description: This man stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears just a brown suit. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 700 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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: To reunite with his old friends; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Zircon (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). White opal (400 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He likes to wear white tank tops with grey pants. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He tends to his Architect job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Citrine (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.