Description: He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His white crest has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Eye agate (6 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a hunchback. She has no hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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 powerful slaver made her what she is. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Bertram was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Bertram never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Sard (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, violet cloak. His white hair is singed and shortened. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He got into the Shepherd business at a young age. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 9000 sp. Rose (30 gp). Hematite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a white armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. 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: Volen lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tan vest and prefers brown and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is physically well-built. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Doctor. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has silver crest. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Ruloth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Brewer, but she got bored and became a Doctor. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 gp. Jet (130 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Hematite (9 gp).