Description: He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He carries with him a set of lances on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His hair is long and black with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black crest. He wears dull black sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sai, just in case. He has a hunchback. His crest, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Kiirith has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a blue coat. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 120 gp. Malachite (15 gp).

Description: Standing 4'9", this man wears a worn and beaten armor. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Azaki's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Azaki was born the youngest of three triplets. A gifted student he started as a Banker, but he got bored and became a Navigator. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. She has green eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older man who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his feathered red hat.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. A true patriot, Ortegar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Farmer.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Standing 6'1", this man wears a black collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His copper crest is heavily combed to the left. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She wears her brown fur up. She is baby faced.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. At a young age her father died while driving off some goblins. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in nunchaku use. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.