Description: This man stands a little under 5'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His blue hair is thinning but still full. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines silver.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 10 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. He has wavy blonde hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Malachite (5 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. 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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with black slacks. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. Azurite (6 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp).