Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses like a well dressed Animal Trainer does. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. 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: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears dull violet sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed warhammer, just in case. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Paelias embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 cp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her red hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 sp. Azurite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His childhood dream was to be a Fisher, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).