Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries a battered scimitar and tarnished dagger as well. His hair is black and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2200 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Sard (60 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man usually wears his violet robe and has his monstrous two handed axe always slung over his shoulder. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Laucian was born the youngest of three triplets. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull grey iron scale mail. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the east. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Roofer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Baker, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rose (30 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 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 is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Korfel was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Citrine (20 gp).