Description: He wears an entirely green suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balam fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born in the west. A freak accident while working with her Armorer mother left her crippled. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He wears skinny pants and wears a black and pastel robe with the hood down. His crest is copper and curly. His eyes are gold and catlike.

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 is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Azzakh was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Azzakh decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Holy water.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her gray fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are yellow and beady.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is still thick. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Dûgza alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and balancing his hectic life and new navigator responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Coral (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.