Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tattered old clothes. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Jasper (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He carries with him a set of monstrous two handed axes on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in the south to a Masseuse, Adran learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Layabout, but he got bored and became a Masseuse. He has taken up work as a Masseuse and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to be a layabout again

Flaws: Emotional, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a simple green robe with blue stripes complete with hood. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Theren lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Naeris speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 16000 sp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Amber (160 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp).