Description: This late middle aged man usually wears his black robe and has his flail always slung over his shoulder and is in decent physical shape. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. At a young age his mother died while driving off some brigands. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in flail use. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a fancy grey suit. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He uses divination through singing.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Guy speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the east to a Baker, Guy learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Actor again; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. Obsidian (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a green scarf. He has a hunchback. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Don lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Carter. He has worked as a Carter like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Performer again; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 70 pp. Jasper (70 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp).

Description: This man prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has blue eyes and a pastel hat with a brown feather.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp.