Description: He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak, and he perpetually has his longbow ready. He has dyed his greying red crest a little too much giving a sharp red color. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Pandjed is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Pandjed alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to be a baker again

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Guardian. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and brown tie. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are red.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A freak accident while working with her Laborer father left her crippled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a simple black robe with green stripes complete with hood. He keeps his gold crest in a flapper bob. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Sethrekar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her crest is short and black. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Biri grew up listening to her mother's many stories. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries with him a set of warhammers, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bhevek embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in the north to a Mason, Bhevek learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new mason responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insane. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 10 pp. Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the east to a Shepherd, Hupe learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and revenge

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a hunchback. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

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

Possessions: 290 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.