Description: He is a husky man, who wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His ears are large.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

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

Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He is a Lycanthrope in disguise. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp).

Description: He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gifted student he started as a Mortician, but he got bored and became a Adventurer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Shane lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Disguise kit.