Description: Standing 5'10", this man is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. 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 has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Blacksmith but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. A gifted student he started as a Knight, but he got bored and became a Blacksmith. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Knight again; and balancing his hectic life and new blacksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries with him a set of kukris on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He has no crest. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a great chef.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bather. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1 Superior lock. 1 Good lock. 1 Spyglass. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a pastel broad hat and pastel clothes, marred by beers. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. He has moderate length auburn hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. 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: Watson hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2400 gp.