Description: 5'9" and muscular, this western man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His head has been shaved. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Isabella was born with her father's beautiful face. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears dull brown sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longbow, just in case. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

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. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Hematite (9 gp).