Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His tied-back hair is silver. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Erevan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20000 cp. 2 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is cut close to his head. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He likes to wear brown tank tops with green pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Halimath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Amber (150 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Red spinel (130 gp).