Description: He wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Pog lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor, and he perpetually has his bow ready. His tied-back hair is auburn. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He worked as a nervous Ruler and found it very stressful. He struck the Ruler job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is physically well-built. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Miner. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Eberdeb was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Eberdeb was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Armorer. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and doesn't want to be a armorer and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 19000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She very much looks the part of a Fletcher. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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 is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Fletcher. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Performer again.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1600 sp.