Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Orthog hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Orthog grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Orthog. Being a Fortune-teller kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and 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: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise hazel.

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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Fallond was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Nelkin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. After coming to the age of reason, Nelkin took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has worked as a Beggar like his father before him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Citrine (50 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: This man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. After a long history of fighting, Tûkâ and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.