Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Through the years after Uthemar was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Uthemar's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to be a blacksmith again

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 gp. Azurite (9 gp).

Description: He wears a violet vest and prefers green and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 10000 sp. Zircon (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a greatsword on his belt. He has wavy blonde hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He got into the Architect business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Shoemaker, but he got bored and became a Architect. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Rael was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jade (150 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Armorer.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 sp.