Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He carries a battered shortbow and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Sage profession.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats, and is pretty ugly. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 44. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 10000 cp. 4 Holy water. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Ernest was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ernest decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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. After a long history of fighting, Arnold and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 sp. Star ruby (500 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 6'1" western man, he is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balimaar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local sellsword

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3100 sp.