Description: This dark-skinned male wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is baby faced.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. 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: Ernest lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ernest was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family, Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and he perpetually has his halberd ready. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Kody alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Tim's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, green shirt, and black tie. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her silver hair is wavy and long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Jane was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Fisher. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather.