Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown tunic with blue highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 700 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and grey robe with the hood down. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a simple yellow robe with green stripes complete with hood. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He bought a pickaxe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 sp.