Description: Standing 4'8", this man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thervan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'9". He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a marshal again

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears an entirely brown suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. 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: To reunite with his absent mother; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a Shipwright first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shipwright for hire.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He usually wears his violet robe and has his flail always slung over his shoulder. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Nim's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.