Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Hadarai liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 pp. Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tan deerstalker hat and tan clothes. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Thervan is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thervan grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 pp. Emerald (500 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Coral (60 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Actor

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

Possessions: 3000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.