Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mortician. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is cut short. His green eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Gilbert took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up longsword and armor he uses now. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and expand his business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Nature, In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'2" and is dressed in an above average manner. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. 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: Godfrey was born with his mother's beautiful face. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Doctor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Doctor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Doctor, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a white collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. Sard (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp).