Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He worked as a nervous Mason and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Zircon (50 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a tan tunic with green highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. He is an epitome of beauty. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Hubert was born with his father's beautiful face. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 32000 sp. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. After a long history of fighting, Alexandre and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His ears are large.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. 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: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shipwright arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His first spouse was a Bookbinder, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He's also a talented Bookbinder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is content; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp.