Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a scythe on his belt. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length brass crest. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Bharash was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Malachite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Brottor was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. At some point he was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: He wears baggy green pantaloons and a white scarf. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has moderate length silver hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Crown-heir. She struck the Crown-heir job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears bulky red painted plate armor. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Euphemia alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Euphemia was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 340 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His head has been shaved. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Qualen is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born to a Courier, his father struggled to pay the bills. His first spouse was a Courier, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Qualen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'5". She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor, and her gloved hand is found clutching a crossbow. Her white crest is singed and shortened. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Aasathra lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1200 gp.