Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His blue hair is smooth and relatively long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Beggar again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dyer and was forced into it by his family; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Hematite (12 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp).

Description: Standing 3'10", this woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Performer born in the past three hundred years. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gifted student she started as a Hunter, but she got bored and became a Performer. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1600 sp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her blue hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Ishte is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ishte abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bow.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 11000 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.