Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He got into the Banker business at a young age. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He tends to his Banker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 25000 sp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Adam studied abroad. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nelkin studied abroad. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a colorful flower in his yellow fur. This copper eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Shadow was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Shadow's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Shadow and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. His black crest has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Salasar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 pp. Moonstone (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.