Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He has a hunchback. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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 son.

History: Born to a Guard, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. He has a very tight haircut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Miles hails from a village terrorized by giants. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Miles was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Pink pearl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp. Onyx (20 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a black shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are brown.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Crown-heir. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Heward was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Navigator again; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.