Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a hammer on his belt. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 10000 gp. Coral (50 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Sard (40 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nim grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nim. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'4" and wears just a white suit. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Bather profession.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 7000 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Rose (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His hair is brown and curly. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his top green hat.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Moss agate (11 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Jet (40 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He usually wears his black robe and has his hammer always slung over his shoulder. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Crown-heir business.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 180 pp.