Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Human compassion.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in a small forest village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Anthony never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 180 pp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Sard (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ernest was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 16000 sp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Jet (70 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is auburn and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Reynard lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and doesn't want to be a dilettante and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp.