Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and he perpetually has his pickaxe ready. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, John studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, John took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 360 pp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses like a well dressed Mayor does. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Alvyn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He worked as a nervous Mayor and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Mayor like his father before him.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and balancing his hectic life and new mayor responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Rose (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Clerebold 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 Clerebold. Being a Brewer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 140 pp. Iolite (20 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Amber (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).