Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a black costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available he will default to his whip. His hair is brown and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 36000 sp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He carries a battered greataxe and tarnished club as well. His purple hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Astar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black hair is braided into rings. His silver eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shipwright.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military, Slave. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Jet (120 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 6'8". He wears a red collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and his gloved hand is found clutching a lance. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise black.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Beggar. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.