Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Lucan 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1900 gp. Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His brown hair is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Naal's homeland. Naal decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1100 gp. Emerald (1600 gp). Rose (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Sard (20 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. A true patriot, Naal would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Military, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'7", this man wears blue trousers with white and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His black hair is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: The child of a Mortician, who enjoyed hunting, Naal was taken on many hunting expeditions. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Being a Bricklayer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Azaki's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. A true patriot, Azaki would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Azaki 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 Azaki. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). Peridot (40 gp).