Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. His skin is also unnaturally pale. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Jocelyn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'3" and wears a tan vest and prefers white and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His head has been shaved. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His childhood dream was to be a Locksmith, but he was a colossal failure. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To be a Locksmith again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished sword as well. He sports a flattop hair cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 40000 sp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears his red hair up. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Godfrey was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Wymar was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1700 sp.