Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His black hair is cut short. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His first spouse was a Map Maker, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this northern man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has violet eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His red hair is braided into rings. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Norman studied abroad. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sage for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Coral (50 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 90 pp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). 1 Breastplate.

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 has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Randal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Red garnet (140 gp).