Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Alston does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Alston was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His silver crest is heavily combed to the left. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears a brown coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He has a hunchback. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Hunter 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. Hunter 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. In his 12th 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: Expand his business; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.