Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Rolen is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Architect. He became a Architect soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2400 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: He very much looks the part of a Fortune-teller. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and balancing his hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: Caeldrim hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and balancing his hectic life and new sellsword responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Suhnae fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).