Description: This younger middle-aged man has the majority of his body covered in plate, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is red and curly. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Shane wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... 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: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears just a yellow suit. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Sybil was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is dark but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in the west to a Armorer, Ida learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

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'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 sp. Malachite (9 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Azurite (9 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing a long, grey cloak. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Eva was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Insomniac, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, In love, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces O like U

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