Description: This late middle aged man usually wears his blue robe and has his greatsword always slung over his shoulder and is in decent physical shape. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Arannis was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bather. Being a Bather kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black opal (600 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears just a brown suit. His red hair is singed and shortened. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. 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: Halimath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 18000 sp. Malachite (13 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a shortspear on his belt. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1700 gp. Malachite (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Azurite (6 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has golden hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Hadarai's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hadarai does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Hadarai was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Hematite (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has shaved his head bald. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Merchant. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Jade (120 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Jade (120 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp).