Description: 4'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is typically in his Healer uniform. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Ploughman again; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp. Black pearl (500 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a long, black cloak. His hair is short and black. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Varis will drive conversation. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Azurite (12 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Jade (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a brown coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Laborer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Assassin, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 30 pp. Malachite (6 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull violet iron scale mail. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His childhood dream was to be a Layabout, but he was a colossal failure. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Mundane, Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a very tight haircut. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is obsessed with his god.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1800 gp. Citrine (50 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.