Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Cook. His hair is long and brown with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a pickaxe, but if one is not available he will default to his morningstar. He wears his white hair up. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady black eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Jade (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She likes to wear white tank tops with black skirt, marred by sweets. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His black fur has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length purple hair. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 60 pp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Jade (150 gp).