Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a blue tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His red hair is long and unkept. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born in the east to a Shepherd, Caeldrim learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He worked as a nervous Layabout and found it very stressful. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Layabout.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1600 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He is an epitome of beauty. His chestnut hair is still thick. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 17000 cp. Amber (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Smoky quartz (70 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She has a hunchback. She has a very tight haircut. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Butcher. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 20 pp. A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses like a well dressed Unemployed does. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Willow was born the youngest of three triplets. She worked as a nervous Unemployed and found it very stressful. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Willow was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 900 gp. Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears just a blue suit. Her hair is black and curly. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Dalaba will drive conversation. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her 13th 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.