Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears a grey broad hat and grey clothes. He has a hunchback. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He usually wears his tan robe and has his hand crossbow always slung over his shoulder. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He got into the Sculptor business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Carter, but he got bored and became a Sculptor. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Carter. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has a crush on the local carter

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Jet (120 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Sard (70 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a Brewer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 gp. White pearl (110 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He wears his silver hair up. His black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Coral (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Raymond was born with his father's beautiful face. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Jade (160 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Coral (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a blue feathered hat and blue clothes. He carries a battered flail and tarnished sai as well. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a cook again

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Obsidian (14 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is dressed in an above average manner, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Boddynock was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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. He struck the Doctor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sard (60 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Amber (150 gp). Rose (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Amber (150 gp). Iolite (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.