Description: This slender woman stands about 6'1". She wears green trousers with red and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 10000 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is long and white with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small white clips. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Golden pearl (140 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Sard (30 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). White opal (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His brown 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. 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: Ulfgar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He worked as a nervous Courier and found it very stressful. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1800 pp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Jet (80 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He very much looks the part of a Fisher. He has done his best to style his white fur to look like a famous performer. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fisher.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Gold music box (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Varg's homeland. Varg decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Varg fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Pink pearl (120 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants. She has slicked back red hair. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eye agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Sard (60 gp).

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and he perpetually has his quarterstaff ready. He wears his chestnut hair down. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arumawann fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1200 pp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Sard (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.