Description: He is a mite stocky and sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His head has been shaved. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 cp. Jasper (20 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 19000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her spear with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Adventurer. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Slave, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She takes great joy in being the best Junk Dealer in town.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Eran was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Eran alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a green armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. He keeps his scarlet crest in a pixie cut. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Carter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Skak has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born into a rich family. After coming to the age of reason, Shamil took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She tends to her Barkeep job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. She is physically well-built. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Merla was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears her bronze crest down. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Nuthra was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 26000 cp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.