Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her fur is lavender and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cask fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her blue hair is long and unkept. 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 hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature nunchaku.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 9000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp).

Description: She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a green scarf, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'10" when asserting herself. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Eldeth was born with her mother's beautiful face. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears just a brown suit. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 11000 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Courier. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: The child of a Bounty Hunter, who enjoyed hunting, Umpen was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Engraver but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Damaia reached her early adolescence her Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Jet (40 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). White opal (900 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a pastel poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has dyed her greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Architect. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is content

Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.