Description: This man is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, yellow shirt, and black tie. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He has no hair. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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 possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Server. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1900 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Azurite (4 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. He has moderate length blonde hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Immeral lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Herbalist. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Job, Debt. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has chestnut hair. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Laucian hails from a village terrorized by goblins. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to pay off his debts

Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. His blonde hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp).