Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. Red garnet (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: He typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor, and he perpetually has his bow ready. His black fur is greasy and uncared for. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Silent hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Silent hails from a village terrorized by drow. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a white collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are gray and beady.

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

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Shautha never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Red garnet (120 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. His first spouse was a Sculptor, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sculptor they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Knight, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. His hair is chestnut and very short. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the west to a Spice Merchant, Xappan learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. At some point he was captured by gnolls and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.