Description: He wears a pastel vest and prefers violet and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is physically well-built. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His ears are large.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Erdan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Gifted from a young age, Erdan studied abroad. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Knight. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Knight for hire.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His ears are large.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Lamlis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Hematite (8 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Amber (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: This man is wearing a long, grey cloak, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Aramil was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'3". He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks, and his gloved hand is found clutching a hand crossbow. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Rael hails from a village terrorized by giants. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.