Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears an entirely violet suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has dyed his greying brass crest a little too much giving a sharp brass color. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Heskan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has blue eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

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. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 700 sp.