Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is red and very short. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Vanuath was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Vanuath alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2200 sp. Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: Standing 3'5", this man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has wavy black hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants, and is pretty ugly. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Philomena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Philomena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 gp. Hematite (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is short and black. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Juliana lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Healer.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 20 pp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a blue shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. With bright golden hair. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She got into the Roofer business at a young age. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: She very much looks the part of a Server. She carries a battered mace and tarnished spear as well. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She sports red long hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is mildly Human supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Williamina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bookbinder. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a simple pastel robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her fur is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are likewise yellow.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Jade was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Jade (40 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp).