Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Varis is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Varis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Miner. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Varis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 pp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp).

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a simple green robe with blue stripes complete with hood. His blonde hair is cut short. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His silver hair is lengthy. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 gp.