Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sage. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He got into the Sage business at a young age. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 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: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Melissa was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 40. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. A freak accident while working with her Armorer mother left her crippled. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a white coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Seraphina was born with her mother's beautiful face. Seraphina was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Engraver. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His fur, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His copper eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Right-Handed's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Right-Handed was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: PTSD, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 270 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail. She has brown hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gifted student she started as a Tailor, but she got bored and became a Marshal. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 15000 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a axe on his belt. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Pandjed was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He tends to his Server job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is physically well-built. Her hair is white and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Vepar lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vepar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Vepar. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fletcher and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Thea was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Adept, 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 Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She 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. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).