Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Tanner. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Tanner.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. Sard (40 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this eastern man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a great chef.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Through the years after Nim was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Nim's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the south to a Herbalist, Lamlis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Moonstone (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, black shirt, and blue tie. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

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. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dilettante. His hair is black and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Fivin grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.