Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Purson was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 6'3" southern man, he wears tattered old clothes. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Spice Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Tim took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up shield and armor he uses now. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a healer again

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 sp. Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Engraver but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in a small desert village. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Cimer and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 sp. Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: She wears a blue small hat and blue clothes. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 gp. Zircon (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a black top hat and black clothes. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has amber eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mason business.

History: She was born in the south. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Being a Mason kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp.