Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. He carries a battered whip and tarnished bastard sword as well. His hair is short and auburn. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born into a rich family. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a red top hat and red clothes, and he perpetually has his shortbow ready. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Dyer. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to be a detective again

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An older man who is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, he is not a threatening figure. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Hugh was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Tanner. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 34000 sp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and violet workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He uses divination through singing.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. After coming to the age of reason, Trym took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver hair is still thick. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Thomas was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Thomas was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Baker. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Baker.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to be a apothecary again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).