Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Through the years after Laucian was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Laucian's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 16000 cp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Berrian was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a violet tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has blue eyes and a violet hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Don was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gifted student he started as a Spice Merchant, but he got bored and became a Fletcher. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to be a spice merchant again

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Zanna lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

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

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Nella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Nella took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 sp. Iolite (30 gp). 4 Alchemist’s fire.