Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He tends to wear a large black jacket. His hair is brown and curly. His white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Valafar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his youth he was a Scribe, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Sard (40 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Amber (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has white hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His childhood dream was to be a Performer, but he was a colossal failure. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 pp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears dull grey sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longsword, just in case, he is not a threatening figure. He has a very tight haircut. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 pp. Moss agate (7 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who very much looks the part of a Architect, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Crampernap took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a banker again

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1600 pp. Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Jade (110 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Jet (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Amber (110 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Jade (110 gp). Rose (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Jade (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. He is physically well-built. He wears his silver hair up. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Duergath hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. 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: He was raised in a plains tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). White opal (600 gp). White opal (600 gp). Coral (160 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail, and he perpetually has his kukri ready. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Simon was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Navigator. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Hematite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Amber (110 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.