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 black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hoshû fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 25000 sp. White pearl (130 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is long and red with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She prefers to wear flannel. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her red fur is knotted and matted. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Kite was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When Kite reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 32000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear green tank tops with tan pants. He has dyed his greying green crest a little too much giving a sharp green color. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Trynnicus enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the east to a Sculptor, Trynnicus learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dragonborn conditions. He tends to his Sculptor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 700 gp. Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.