Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is typically in his Mortician uniform. He is an epitome of beauty. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is baby faced.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his 20th 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. Jet (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Coral (120 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a green costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. 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: Norman was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Dyer for hire.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 50000 cp. Red garnet (120 gp).

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this southern man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His ears are large.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Kyle was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this western man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His golden hair is lengthy. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Sage. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 70 pp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.