Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tattered old clothes. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2200 sp. Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bellfounder. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, William was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the south, 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 south 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: To be a Carter again.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.