Description: He wears a grey vest and prefers black and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has wavy black hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Naeris was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., he is not a threatening figure. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: 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; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, In love. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 11000 sp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His silver hair is long and unkept. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. Tharivol enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of a Spice Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Tharivol was taken on many hunting expeditions. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a hunchback. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Naal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 7000 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 20000 cp.