Description: 6'8" and muscular, this southern man dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with white slacks. His hair is silver and curly. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His first spouse was a Weaver, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She is physically well-built. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Mara hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is physically well-built. His long blue hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Astar was born on a far eastern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Sailor. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He has green eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: The child of a Engraver, who enjoyed hunting, Varis was taken on many hunting expeditions. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 40 pp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp).