Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'0". He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a pickaxe on his belt, and his gloved hand is found clutching a pickaxe. His red hair is singed and shortened. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Roland hails from a village terrorized by brigands. At a young age his father died while driving off some brigands. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in pickaxe use. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His ears are large.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When Baern reached his early adolescence his Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He worked as a nervous Mortician and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1100 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Malachite (5 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His black hair is knotted and matted. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Traki alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.