Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red hair is still thick. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Whurbin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her gray fur is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Emerald's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His hair is chestnut and very short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born into a rich family. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 cp. Onyx (40 gp). Sard (40 gp).