Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings, marred by chocolates. His tied-back hair is silver. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Burgell hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 900 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'10" and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is brown and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Gifted from a young age, Beiro studied abroad. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, 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 not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her black hair is braided into rings. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Elama hails from a village terrorized by giants. After coming to the age of reason, Elama took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red garnet (140 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Amber (140 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nurkara studied abroad. 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. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 18000 gp. Amethyst (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses like a well dressed Merchant does, and is pretty ugly. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He has blue eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Moss agate (8 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Stableman.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 pp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is physically well-built. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Darrak is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Darrak was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jade (160 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.