Description: He wears a tan costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly flails and scimitars. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise white.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is short and black. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Detective hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Efferil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Sard (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a simple tan robe with violet stripes complete with hood. He has white hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he has a crush on the local guard

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His red crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. 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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Animal Trainer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Rich, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 70 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp).

Description: This man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His rusty crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Animal Trainer born in the past three hundred years. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of a Map Maker, who enjoyed hunting, Arjhan was taken on many hunting expeditions. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He's also a talented Map Maker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp.