Description: This man stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a Masseuse, his father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 260 pp. Red spinel (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 10000 sp. Banded agate (12 gp). Onyx (70 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. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'1", this man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Cartwright. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the west to a Cartwright, Erevan learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He struck the Cartwright job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Heian is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Minor magic item.