Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Ernest 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 accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Disciplined, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Rose (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Amber (90 gp).

Description: Standing 5'4", this woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Adventurer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Melissa was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears dull black sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed spear, just in case. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and doesn't want to be a courier and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp.