Description: He wears suspenders and pastel workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He keeps his cinnamon fur in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise copper. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats 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 someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a very tight haircut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Dain hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Guardian. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a tan tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His blonde hair is lengthy. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barber work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barber work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 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.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. She sports chestnut long hair. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing a long, blue cloak. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Menny grew up listening to her father's many stories. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Malachite (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Sard (20 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. 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 brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a bowyer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Dalaba was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and balancing her hectic life and new farmer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 8000 gp. White pearl (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Jet (160 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).