Description: He wears a grey shirt with thin white vertical stripes and black pants. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. 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: He got into the Herbalist business at a young age. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Nuraval took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up quarterstaff and armor he uses now. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has styled his gray fur well, parting it to the right. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

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. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Military, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and he perpetually has his shortbow ready. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He tends to his Scribe job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1100 gp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a grey coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Sarah will drive conversation. The war was a terrible time for her, and Sarah does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Sarah was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 50 gp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Gerald was born the youngest of three triplets. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. She carries with her a set of hammers, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is obsessed with her god.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Phann fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Religious, Debt. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Enialis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2600 sp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears dull brown sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed halberd, just in case. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1300 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Merihim reached his early adolescence his Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.