Description: This slender man stands about 6'2". He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Emotional, Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he likes to wear tan tank tops with red pants. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His golden hair is singed and shortened. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 70 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'3" and wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His bronze crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Fisher. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Mehen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student he started as a Dyer, but he got bored and became a Fisher. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fisher and was forced into it by his family; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull blue iron scale mail. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Heather grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To protect her home; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 20 gp.