Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

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 has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 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 moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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 he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. Hematite (6 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Paelias was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear flannel. He is an epitome of beauty. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He became a Bookbinder soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 pp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Amber (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'7" and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is short and blonde. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thervan grew up listening to his father's many stories. His first spouse was a Sage, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Sard (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).