Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His long orange fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

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 lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Wymar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his top blue hat.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He takes great joy in being the best Scribe in town.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and doesn't want to be a scribe and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: An older woman who wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

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 vampirism at a very young age, Wella has worked very hard to control her curse. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.