Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears an entirely tan suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ribbles will drive conversation. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He found a children's book about a Gnome Expert who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her scarlet crest is still thick. Her eyes are red.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Harann grew up listening to her father's many stories. Harann abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. Red garnet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'8" western man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He sports a flattop crest cut. His red eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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. Arjhan 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; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: This woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 360 gp.