Description: This exceptionally lanky man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Healer again; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This light-skinned male wears just a tan suit. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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 father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Coral (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). 1 Full Plate. 1 Full Plate. 1 Full Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Detective arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. After a long history of fighting, Nicholas and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1200 sp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He likes to wear green tank tops with tan pants. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a grey tunic with tan highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is white and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Revenge; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp.