Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Crown-heir profession.

History: Aldous was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a crown-heir again

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is blonde and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Nicholas hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 45000 sp. Obsidian (14 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 900 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). White pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has silver hair. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gifted student he started as a Unemployed, but he got bored and became a Locksmith. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Roger fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 900 sp. Carnelian (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).