Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His hair is blonde and curly. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Religious, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 90 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp).

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with red slacks. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Body Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 380 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears suspenders and violet workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has hazel eyes.

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. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Robert was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He tends to his Dyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 2'10" and wears a green costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has gray eyes and a green hat with a white feather.

Personality: Watson speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Gifted from a young age, Watson studied abroad. Watson 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.