Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He is typically in his Performer uniform. He has a hunchback. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears skinny pants and wears a grey and brown robe with the hood down, he is not a threatening figure. He has red hair. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: French accent

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

Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He wears a blue top hat and blue clothes. He has wavy brown hair. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. The war was a terrible time for him, and Trym does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Emotional, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This man wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sage arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: An older man who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he has a crush on the local jeweler

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 700 gp.