Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears dull green sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed halberd, just in case. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His crest is copper and curly. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Gargax was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Dilettante. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Altho alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 800 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has blue eyes and a violet hat with a black feather.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Althaea was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (7000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears skinny pants and wears a tan and green robe with the hood down. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Cartwright profession.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and she perpetually has her bow ready. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

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 afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Carlin hails from a village terrorized by goblins. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail, and is pretty ugly. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a Gardener, her mother struggled to pay the bills. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2 Thunderstones.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she tends to wear a large brown jacket. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length orange fur. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Greedy, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His red fur is still thick. He is baby faced.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Pelt hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He worked as a nervous Priest and found it very stressful. He struck the Priest job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1300 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Moss agate (7 gp).