Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is short and brown. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Thervan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Justice. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She has wavy brown hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Meriele isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Gifted from a young age, Meriele studied abroad. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a white vest and prefers black and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a Barrister first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and balancing her hectic life and new barrister responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel, and carries axes. His fur, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has worked as a Fortune-teller like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a courier again

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1500 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Citrine (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. 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: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.