Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is short and chestnut. His ears are large.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 4'9" and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Adventurer profession.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gifted student he started as a Adventurer, but he got bored and became a Navigator. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears tattered old clothes. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 7000 sp. Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gifted student he started as a Scribe, but he got bored and became a Body Guard. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Impulsive, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. After a long history of fighting, Laucian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp.