Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears professional attire. He wears his red hair down. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Adventurer responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1200 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Gilbert was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his glaive, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Unemployed kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, brown shirt, and black tie. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her bronze crest is matted, messy, and big. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. Tourmaline (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Fonkin speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Fonkin was born with his father's beautiful face. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black pearl (500 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Coral (50 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.