Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'4". He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and his gloved hand is found clutching a mace. He wears his black hair down. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Gilbert speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 sp.

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. Her tied-back hair is red. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ilde does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ilde fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 170 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Prosperine is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Prosperine grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Prosperine has worked very hard to control her curse. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Soapmaker. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Brewer again; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp).

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His red hair is braided into rings. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Vonbin was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'8". He wears a green tunic with black highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes, and his gloved hand is found clutching a axe. His rusty crest is still thick. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'7" and usually wears his yellow robe and has his flail always slung over his shoulder. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in the east to a Layabout, Koeth learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Koeth abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has worked as a Layabout like his father before him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His crest is silver and curly. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Navigator. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. Amethyst (160 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Butcher. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp.