Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a black armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Everard is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. 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 west. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Amethyst (120 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Interpreter. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Conrad was born the youngest of three triplets. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. He tends to his Interpreter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. He is portly but not overly obese. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. 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: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Butcher arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Regain custody of his son; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 80 pp. Star ruby (800 gp). Black opal (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is dressed in an above average manner. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his broad violet hat.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spice Merchant. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Clerebold grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Clerebold. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and 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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a red costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Conrad was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Conrad was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Conrad's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. Red spinel (160 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.