Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tattered old clothes. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Roland enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Roland was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Banker. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp. Fire opal (400 gp). Hematite (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His black hair is long and unkept. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. 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: Regain custody of his daughter; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears skinny pants and wears a white and brown robe with the hood down. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle 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. Clerebold took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up morningstar and armor he uses now. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull white iron scale mail. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When Robert reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Robert fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Human compassion; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has shaved his head bald. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Kody hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Kody was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Kody decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 9000 cp.