Description: He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Cook born in the past three hundred years. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the north to a Cook, Heian learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Heian never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 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: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is typically in his Animal Trainer uniform. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He carries with him a set of longbows on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has amber eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born in a small desert village. Thamior was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Spice Merchant. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.