Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and he perpetually has his scimitar ready. He has done his best to style his silver crest to look like a famous performer. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Dadalan was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Dadalan's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 gp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown hair is still thick. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Jacoba was born with her father's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a black costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso and is in decent physical shape. He has no crest. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a Gardener first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gorbundus does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a pastel tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her yellow fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She carries with her a set of pickaxes on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She has no hair. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Body Guard profession.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).