Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available he will default to his sickle. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Mercenary father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Adam has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Adam fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is typically in his Blacksmith uniform. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Raymond has worked very hard to control his curse. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.