Description: He dresses like a well dressed Mayor does. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 900 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp).

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. His hair is white and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Rose (40 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this western man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Raer grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a whip on his belt. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He has amber eyes and a pastel hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born into a rich family. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Athletic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60000 cp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Jet (40 gp).

Description: He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available he will default to his sai. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His brown hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. After a long history of fighting, Aelar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 210 pp. Amethyst (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Malachite (8 gp).