Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has no hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a great chef.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is typically in his Animal Trainer uniform. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Everard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Weaver they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Animal Trainer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a crown-heir again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a green Stetson hat and green clothes. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He bought a nunchaku and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp.