Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His white hair is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are white.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3000 gp. Citrine (50 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern man wears a worn and beaten armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His yellow fur is still thick. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Interpreter born in the past three hundred years. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Dagger hails from a village terrorized by drow. Dagger was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Interpreter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 120 pp. Rose (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the east. After coming to the age of reason, Gûndza took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new body guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are blue.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Balimaar has worked very hard to control his curse. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Courier born in the past three hundred years. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Snafû was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Snafû decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.