Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 50 pp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Jade (140 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Amber (140 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Halimath will drive conversation. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Extrovert, Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp).

Description: Standing 5'4", this man wears bulky white painted plate armor. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Heian was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: This southern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Aust lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Aust 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. Aust 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. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 25000 sp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this western man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He got into the Shipwright business at a young age. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 240 pp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).