Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He has no hair. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Logical, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 12000 cp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: He usually wears his grey robe and has his dagger always slung over his shoulder. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Nordak is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, white shirt, and grey tie. His yellow fur is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Ethereal liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'11" and likes to wear violet tank tops with pastel pants. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His face is scarred and worn.

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 is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born in a small desert village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a monstrous two handed axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She has wavy blonde hair. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Verna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His clothes are grease stained in places. His purple hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Merihim is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Merihim was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Interpreter. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1200 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.