Description: He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He carries a battered whip and tarnished falchion as well. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Halander studied abroad. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 6'5". She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and her gloved hand is found clutching a greataxe. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 700 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: Standing 5'7", this man wears tattered old clothes. He has done his best to style his dark red hair to look like a famous performer. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Astar is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

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. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 7000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is dressed in an above average manner. He has moderate length black fur. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red spinel (40 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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: Thradal was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thradal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Coral (50 gp). Amber (50 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 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.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'2" when asserting herself. Her red crest is braided into rings. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Bowyer for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Painter again; and balancing her hectic life and new bowyer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2800 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (12000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.