Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He has a hunchback. His black hair is still thick. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hadarai does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Hadarai reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: Standing 4'2", this man is typically in his Dilettante uniform. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 sp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears dark leathers with embroidery, she is not a threatening figure. She sports silver long hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is a Interpreter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Tawar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gifted student she started as a Armorer, but she got bored and became a Interpreter. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She dresses like a well dressed Glassblower does. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2 Acid flasks.