Description: He wears dull grey sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed flail, just in case, and he perpetually has his flail ready. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Baern fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a pastel armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length red fur. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Flame hails from a village terrorized by goblins. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Flame alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new locksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 14000 sp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). White opal (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this eastern woman wears long strands of opal and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length orange fur. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Miner arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'2". She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and grey robe with the hood down. She has moderate length white hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Juliana is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gifted from a young age, Juliana studied abroad. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 16000 sp. Onyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.