Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Hunter hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: This man dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Smokesticks. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island 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 island due to the painful memories there. Hugh took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up nunchaku and armor he uses now. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp.