Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs, and he perpetually has his scimitar ready. His head has been shaved. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Varis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 170 pp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). White opal (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears his golden hair up. He has a tattooed face.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Arannis does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 150 pp. Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ivellios studied abroad. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 pp. Alexandrite (1400 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Map Maker. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.