Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a black collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Bernard has worked very hard to control his curse. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He carries with him a set of longswords on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Percival lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Percival was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Percival decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a yellow coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has a very tight haircut. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hubert studied abroad. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Balimaar's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Balimaar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He found a children's book about a Human Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Average lock. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2600 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.