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 his hair in dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Optimist. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tourmaline (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears an entirely brown suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His hair is long and white with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gennal does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 6000 sp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Emerald (800 gp).