Description: This slender man stands about 5'9". He wears tattered old clothes. His cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Jasper (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 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 has moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are white and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

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

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 4'9". He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and his gloved hand is found clutching a bow. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has hazel eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Masseuse who has hired him part-time. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Rolen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the south to a Masseuse, Rolen learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Layabout, but he got bored and became a Masseuse. He has taken up work as a Masseuse and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to be a layabout again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a simple green robe with blue stripes complete with hood. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Radomir lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 14000 sp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Rose (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.