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 faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 60000 cp. White pearl (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: A 6'4" western man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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 would like to get married and retire; and he's in love

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His black hair is braided into rings. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and to be a scribe again

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 12000 cp. Moss agate (13 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). 3 Thunderstones. 1 Everburning torch. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has no hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 7000 sp. Sard (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.