Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He worked as a nervous Shoemaker and found it very stressful. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 cp. Deep green spinel (160 gp).

Description: He wears baggy white pantaloons and a green scarf. He is portly but not overly obese. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Osco was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Osco was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Apothecary. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and balancing his hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp).

Description: This man dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His black hair is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: Sheggen speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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 mother raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a blue wide-brimmed hat and blue clothes. With bright white hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Religious, Debt. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 130 gp.