Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Soapmaker. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 gp. Onyx (70 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. 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 was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 giants, the young Nordak began to lead the lost caravan. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 80 gp. Eye agate (10 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. The war was a terrible time for her, and Tawar does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Tawar was born with her mother's beautiful face. When Tawar reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'6". He wears a yellow collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and his gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. His hair is golden and curly. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 cp. Pink pearl (50 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp.