Description: Standing 5'11", this man wears a brown vest and prefers tan and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born in the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe, he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Adventurer profession.

History: Hunter lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1400 gp. White pearl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. After coming to the age of reason, Gilbert took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a scimitar on his belt. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has brown eyes and a green hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Lance hails from a village terrorized by orcs. At a young age his mother died while driving off some orcs. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in scimitar use. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lance fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Chad was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Carpenter. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp.