Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has gray eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue quartz (15 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is red and very short. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Mindartis was born with his father's beautiful face. His parents were killed by goblins in a raid when he was still a young child. The goblins captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a mace on his belt. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his youth he was a Guard, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aust fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD, Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 22000 sp. Coral (130 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Amber (130 gp). Moss agate (13 gp).