Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting gnolls, the young Howard began to lead the lost caravan. After a long history of fighting, Howard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She sports a flattop crest cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shoemaker.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears grey trousers with violet and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has wavy blue hair. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Ronwe has worked very hard to control her curse. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 cp.