Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He is physically well-built. His red hair is braided into rings. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Kyle hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 120 gp. Red spinel (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This western man wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hammer, but if one is not available he will default to his sai. His clothes are grease stained in places. His tied-back hair is brown. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Eldon was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Layabout. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Disease, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'11". He wears a simple red robe with black stripes complete with hood, and his gloved hand is found clutching a whip. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. He has green eyes.

Personality: Pikar is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Pikar hails from a village terrorized by giants. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears bulky red painted plate armor. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Borun abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 sp.