Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His tied-back hair is red. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks and is in decent physical shape. He has shaved his head bald. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Don grew up listening to his father's many stories. Don liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden pearl (120 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Crowbar. 1 Silk rope. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Gifted from a young age, Patrick studied abroad. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a grey coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Citrine (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Black opal (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He usually wears his grey robe and has his halberd always slung over his shoulder. His hair is golden and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Trym lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Secretive, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.