Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is typically in his Farmer uniform. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp). Hematite (14 gp).

Description: He wears just a grey suit. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Wymar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Raymond hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Raymond grew up listening to his father's many stories. Raymond was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Shepherd. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Raymond fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His hair is white and very short. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. After a long history of fighting, Manfred and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 18000 sp.