Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he tends to wear a large violet jacket. His crest is short and brass. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Crown-heir but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Baradad has worked very hard to control his curse. He has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 3'3" and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Purban was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 30 pp. White pearl (150 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Rose (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his beige fur up. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the east. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cloud fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 sp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: This man wears a blue shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his left hand. He wears his auburn hair up. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His first spouse was a Assassin, 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: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His black fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.