Description: This western man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a blue wide-brimmed hat and blue clothes. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are green.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Osco will drive conversation. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Osco grew up listening to his father's many stories. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an entirely tan suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has moderate length silver hair. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Robert lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Spice Merchant, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 120 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Performer who has hired him part-time. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents enrolled him in a Aristocrat school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he has a crush on the local stableman

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Hematite (10 gp).