Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a whip, but if one is not available he will default to his nunchaku. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a Barkeep first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a great chef.

History: Thomas was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has achieved small success as a Barkeep.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2100 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'7" when asserting himself. His head has been shaved. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his small tan hat.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. The war was a terrible time for him, and Tim does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Tim was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Jade (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 12. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Anselm was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anselm fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. Azurite (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: A 5'11" eastern man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Guy was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Carter. After a long history of fighting, Guy and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To be a Assassin again; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2300 sp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Hugh hails from a village terrorized by goblins. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Hugh was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 45000 sp. Fire opal (700 gp).