Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His first spouse was a Map Maker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Terse, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Jade (140 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Drogo grew up listening to his mother's many stories. 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 has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 70 pp. Azurite (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has a hunchback. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He worked as a nervous Gardener and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 15000 cp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. Anselm 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear flannel. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Gerard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a barkeep again

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.