Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He carries with him a set of greataxes, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has wavy black crest. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp).

Description: An older woman who dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with violet slacks, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. The war was a terrible time for her, and Alice does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Sage does. Her hair is brown and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear pastel tank tops with brown pants. He carries a battered kukri and tarnished flail as well. He keeps his brown fur in a pixie cut. His copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Minor magic item.