Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born in the east to a Ruler, Bertram learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Ruler. He struck the Ruler job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and balancing his hectic life and new ruler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and green handkerchief worn on his left side. His chestnut hair is still thick. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His childhood dream was to be a Detective, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and many giants want him driven away

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Job, Debt. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 39000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of maces, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Aldous was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Pacifist, Persistence. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp. 2 Antitoxin. 4 Holy water.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, black cloak. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Manfred lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. 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: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 17000 cp.