Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson tan hat.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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 son.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shields and greatswords. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this eastern man wears professional attire. His hair is long and brown with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small pastel clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He has amber eyes and a pastel hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to dire rats.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Painter

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

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a green vest and prefers pastel and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Bernard is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Bernard was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a pastel deerstalker hat and pastel clothes, and he perpetually has his glaive ready. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 is an amazing painter.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp).