Description: This tall, slender man is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, green shirt, and black tie. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Kilvar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. His addictions have taken their toll on his wallet, and he has found himself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2300 gp. Azurite (13 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Jade (160 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and tan robe with the hood down. His fur is gray and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Cloud was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Cleric, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. After coming to the age of reason, Cloud took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cloud fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Tourmaline (60 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Sard (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a black coat with pastel slacks. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a Courier, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 50 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Caramip was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 gp. Amethyst (80 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Rose (20 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.