Description: He is a mite stocky and is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and tan handkerchief worn on his left side. He has shaved his head bald. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Adelard lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Adelard grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Adelard. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Ploughman and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'11". He wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes, and his gloved hand is found clutching a bastard sword. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Insane, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A 5'1" southern man, he wears tattered old clothes. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Norman was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His black hair is long and unkept. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Norman was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 48000 sp.