Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His crest, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Torinn lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a quarterstaff on his belt. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. A gifted student he started as a Beggar, but he got bored and became a Doctor. He has worked as a Doctor like his mother before him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: 6'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. Her crest is brass, silky, and of moderate length. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail, and she perpetually has her scimitar ready. With wild blonde hair. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Marigold was born the youngest of three triplets. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Marigold's homeland. Marigold decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Marigold fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her auburn hair is cut short. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vicky fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears skinny pants and wears a green and brown robe with the hood down. She wears her red hair down. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and carries whips. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 41000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is braided into rings. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Borun hails from a village terrorized by giants. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 7000 sp.