Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He usually wears his black robe and has his monstrous two handed axe always slung over his shoulder. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 cp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears professional attire. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Nicholas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 21000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a black coat with white slacks, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Shoemaker for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a herbalist again

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and violet robe with the hood down. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp. Coral (100 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He got into the Locksmith business at a young age. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has worked as a Locksmith like his mother before him.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 7 Acid flasks. 3 Holy water. 1 Everburning torch.