Description: He wears a pastel costume with the symbols of strength on his torso, and he perpetually has his monstrous two handed axe ready. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His head has been shaved. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Mindartis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1900 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears brown trousers with black and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He is a great chef.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his mother before him.

Motivation: To be a Engraver again.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 340 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear flannel. His head has been shaved. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Cook does. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longswords and tridents. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Rolen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

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.

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Full Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Full Plate.