Description: 5'7" and muscular, this southern man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Fisher. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Tim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Tim was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Tim's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Painter again.

Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Charles grew up listening to his mother's many stories. 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 is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new blacksmith responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Emotional, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: An older man who typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor, he is not a threatening figure. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Everard isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Everard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2300 sp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: He wears just a grey suit. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 47000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.