Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a black shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears an entirely yellow suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His childhood dream was to be a Slave Trader, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a slave trader again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 14000 cp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a green costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a great chef.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears a tan deerstalker hat and tan clothes. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His ears are large.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His first spouse was a Glassblower, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Sardonyx (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has hazel eyes and a green hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Forgetful. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.