Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His black hair is cut short. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 160 pp. Banded agate (6 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Norman has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Body Guard; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: In love, Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 20 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a hunchback. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 30 gp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a brown shirt with thin white vertical stripes and yellow pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 83. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of a Spice Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Justin was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 250 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp).