Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears baggy tan pantaloons and a grey scarf. His head has been shaved. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1300 sp. Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Prosperine has worked very hard to control her curse. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears baggy grey pantaloons and a tan scarf. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Henry and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His crest is scarlet and very short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in the east. 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 Performer. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Performer for the past few years.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to be a healer again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born in the east to a Spice Merchant, Anastrianna learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 sp.