Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He has gray eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the north to a Seamstress, Tim learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his 14th 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: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 17000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a yellow vest and prefers blue and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Frederick was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Sailor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man wears a white shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and brown pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many orcs want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Spyglass.

Description: Standing 6'3", this man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and human compassion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane, Racist. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp.