Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a green shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Cory hails from a village terrorized by giants. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Cory was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a pastel coat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 Bookbinder. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Bonds: Slave, Family, Immigrant, Religious, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'10". He wears an entirely blue suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sai. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: Born to a Apothecary, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Ralf was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Ralf's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'3" and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His head has been shaved. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. 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: Balancing his hectic life and new Bricklayer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 15000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His head has been shaved. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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 desires power and/or immortality; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 900 gp. Amber (110 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Jasper (50 gp).