Description: This man is very fat, and wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Disease. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp).

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears professional attire. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: The child of a Doctor, who enjoyed hunting, Helen was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her longsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She carries with her a set of longswords, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears her chestnut hair up. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: An older man who dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with green slacks, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is cut short. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Ralf is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Seamstress. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is content; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Depressed, Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp.