Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He carries with him a set of pickaxes, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His scarlet crest has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Nithther alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy; and doesn't want to be a adventurer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

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 is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bather. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Paggen lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bather for the past few years.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and expand his business

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man wears green trousers with blue and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is cut close to his head. His ears are large.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. A true patriot, Sammal would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a Engraver, his father struggled to pay the bills. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Bulzo hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears just a black suit. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Oskar abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp).