Description: This man is very fat, and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 18000 sp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and doesn't want to be a weaver and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 sp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He wears baggy white pantaloons and a green scarf. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Bertram lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He tends to his Seamstress job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Emerald (1600 gp).