Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears a blue tunic with brown highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a hunchback. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 240 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple black robe with grey stripes complete with hood, and he perpetually has his trident ready. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his feathered black hat.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rivaan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Citrine (60 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears baggy violet pantaloons and a grey scarf. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her childhood dream was to be a Sellsword, but she was a colossal failure. She tends to her Healer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His green eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Unemployed 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 possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 10000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A freak accident while working with his Gardener father left him crippled. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp. Banded agate (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp).