Description: This man is very fat, and usually wears his blue robe and has his trident always slung over his shoulder. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Bernard was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears professional attire. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hadwisa grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Hadwisa. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Coral (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Heward was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Architect for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.