Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Akmen wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Akmen was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. He has violet eyes and a red hat with a green feather.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Thar embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Thar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's in love; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He stands about 3'6" and wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has a crush on the local stylist

Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 16000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His green eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Diggory was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Revenge; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Debt, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp).