Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'3" and wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Tanner born in the past three hundred years. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Heward lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 13000 cp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His clothes are grease stained in places. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Jocelyn wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warrior, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears just a white suit. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who 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. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Manfred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barrister. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barrister.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 45000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. 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: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He bought a flail and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp).