Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and he perpetually has his greataxe ready. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Peter 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 Peter. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 120 pp. Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He wears a brown collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His red hair is braided into rings. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Black star sapphire (900 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Richard abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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: Many goblins want him driven away; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 10000 sp. A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp).

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His black crest is matted, messy, and big. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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. His first spouse was a Blacksmith, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries a battered sword and tarnished shield as well. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 900 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.