Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He takes great joy in being the best Mortician in town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1400 gp. White pearl (130 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Tailor but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Tailor for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He usually wears his green robe and has his scimitar always slung over his shoulder. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is content; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1 Full Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: Lance was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His hair is long and white with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Don enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Carter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1700 sp.