Description: He wears professional attire. He has styled his blue hair well, parting it to the right. His half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Astar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Astar was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Astar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears dull green sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed bow, just in case. She has blue crest. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Thokk learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and green pants. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He is a great chef.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. Kyle abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His head has been shaved. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Roofer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A freak accident while working with his Armorer mother left him crippled. Being a Roofer 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: He has decided he is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.