Description: This man dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is white and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Heward speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is obsessed with his god.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and grey handkerchief worn on his right side. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Carter for the past few years.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Jasper (50 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ralf was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'10" and wears a black tunic with grey highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Unemployed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Human compassion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Lazy, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2400 sp.