Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. He keeps his gray fur in a flapper bob. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Shipwright for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Lazy, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 4 Antitoxin. 4 Antitoxin. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Rolen hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Shax was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her crest is black and very short. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver ewer (80 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His tied-back hair is golden. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Roland hails from a village terrorized by giants. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 30 gp. Obsidian (15 gp).