Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a blue coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. After coming to the age of reason, Arannis took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Stableman again; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is long and white with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Panana was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Black pearl (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Average lock. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has blue eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Fearful, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His red hair is braided into rings. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Servant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. During his travels, Bertram and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Bertram discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Bertram fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shipwright. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's also a talented Armorer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 70 pp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a pastel tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has styled her gray fur well, parting it to the right. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length white hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.