Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Gennal was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Stylist. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. 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 barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. After coming to the age of reason, Naill took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naill fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Terse. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 7000 sp. Iolite (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Naill studied abroad. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to be a miner again

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 pp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Black opal (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a yellow feathered hat and yellow clothes. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Lucan wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lucan grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Lucan. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: This southern man wears a brown tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is long and unkept. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student he started as a Animal Trainer, but he got bored and became a Cook. He has worked as a Cook like his mother before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.