Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His golden hair is lengthy. He has green eyes and a grey hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown feathered hat and brown clothes. He is physically well-built. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ernest is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp. Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp).

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. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mercenary profession.

History: Alex was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Silver pearl (80 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'4". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sai. His tied-back hair is black. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Tim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1100 sp.