Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Miner kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Percival took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up axe and armor he uses now. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'3". He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a longbow. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Detective born in the past three hundred years. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Peter was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Detective. After a long history of fighting, Peter and his spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries a battered sickle and tarnished nunchaku as well. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born to a Mortician, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Conrad was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Conrad's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Conrad and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'1" when asserting himself. His hair is auburn and curly. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ernest was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.