Description: This malnourished man typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. His black hair is still thick. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Frouse was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bookbinder. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 4000 gp. Pink pearl (70 gp). Canary diamond (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, green cloak. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He takes great joy in being the best Actor in town.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to be a sculptor again

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a Sculptor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is obsessed with his god.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Naeris was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 60 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Morthos lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.