Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 gp. Emerald (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has amber eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Raer was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (14 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively, and he perpetually has his halberd ready. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Naal was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naal 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Aelar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Doctor. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born in the west. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 20000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.