Description: He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 sp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears just a black suit. His rusty crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in the south to a Mason, Hirrathak learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Hirrathak liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mason.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. Jade (160 gp). Jade (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Jet (160 gp). Amber (160 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Naill liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 7000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a red shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.