Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His crest is green and curly. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is chestnut and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a Priest first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Nim enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Nim was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Priest responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2200 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a green and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. His red fur is thinning but still full. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Spear lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He worked as a nervous Performer and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is short and auburn. 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 a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.