Description: He very much looks the part of a Merchant. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are green.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Naal took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up hand crossbow and armor he uses now. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'5". He is wearing a long, tan cloak, and his gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. His brown hair is long and unkept. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Through the years after Peren was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Peren's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (600 gp).

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He carries with him a set of clubs on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His hair is auburn and very short. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. 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. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1600 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor and is in decent physical shape. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Merchant and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 pp.