Description: This northern man wears professional attire. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Through the years after Ernest was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Ernest's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears grey trousers with blue and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Adran was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Adept, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He wears his black hair up. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. A true patriot, Aelar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Aelar hails from a village terrorized by drow. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sickle with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has no crest. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears his chestnut hair down. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. 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: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Citrine (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.