Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with blue slacks. He wears his auburn hair down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and doesn't want to be a layabout and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears a green costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her green crest is braided into rings. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Akra hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and carries sickles. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise black.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her black hair is braided into rings. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Merla was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 45000 sp.