Description: He is a mite stocky and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Coral (80 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Coral (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a brown shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears a colorful flower in her red fur. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amethyst (130 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears long strands of ruby and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Avice was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 13th 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Selfish, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1100 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Kildrak embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp).

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this western man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. After a long history of fighting, Hupe and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver pearl (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a hunchback. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Arnold hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (6000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.