Description: Standing 5'3", this man dresses like a well dressed Butcher does. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Heward speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and green handkerchief worn on his right side. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 8000 sp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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 feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Trym and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a monstrous two handed axe on his belt. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.