Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. He has dyed his greying white crest a little too much giving a sharp white color. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green hat.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, In love. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Azurite (16 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her right hand. She wears her golden hair up. She has violet eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Doctor. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Alain studied abroad. Alain liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp).

Description: Standing 6'1", this man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His crest is black and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Dadalan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 190 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His crest is black and very short. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Scribe born in the past three hundred years. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his 17th 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Lazy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1700 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.