Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is short and golden. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Osco was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull tan iron scale mail. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Seraphina was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His hair is chestnut and curly. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To protect his home; and balancing his hectic life and new priest responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1100 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has moderate length silver hair. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Nora has worked very hard to control her curse. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Standing 5'1", this man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has white hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Sage but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Kugáluga was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to be a glassblower again

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). Amber (90 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With wild blonde hair. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new adventurer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Bloodstone (60 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Amber (150 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull green iron scale mail. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a Roofer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Roofer.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a roofer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Roofer

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

Possessions: 2100 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

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: Harbek was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.