Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tattered old clothes. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Rael was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rael fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and he perpetually has his falchion ready. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Rolen hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Fisher. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Fisher; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Erevan 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 Erevan. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Jade (140 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. A freak accident while working with his Glassblower mother left him crippled. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses like a well dressed Shepherd does. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Azaki was born with his father's beautiful face. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.