Description: This late middle aged man wears a pastel collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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: Balimaar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Balimaar abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 30000 cp. Amethyst (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this southern woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shield with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Shoemaker, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Malachite (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His chestnut hair is cut short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, John grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She usually wears her pastel robe and has her rapier always slung over her shoulder. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Through the years after Melissa was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Melissa's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.