Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He worked as a nervous Interpreter and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has a very tight haircut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and human compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 12000 sp. Sard (30 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Cartwright born in the past three hundred years. The war was a terrible time for him, and Peter does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He became a Cartwright soon after.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears blue trousers with tan and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. 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 seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He got into the Banker business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Banker and found it very stressful. He became a Banker soon after.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Malachite (12 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.