Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a simple green robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She has dyed her greying gold crest a little too much giving a sharp gold color. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She got into the Barrister business at a young age. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (4 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a blue vest and prefers brown and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She is a Hag in disguise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 8000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a blue shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and white pants, and carries sickles. She has wavy golden hair. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Interpreter born in the past three hundred years. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Unvera studied abroad. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She has worked as a Interpreter like her father before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 9000 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). White opal (900 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). White opal (900 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her brass crest is smooth and relatively long. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Gesrethe lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Layabout and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 pp. Banded agate (16 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: He dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His brown fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His skin is flawless and his copper eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Tanner. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Shivering was born the youngest of three triplets. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 12000 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a green shirt with thin red vertical stripes and white pants. Her silver crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Jaxi hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Rose (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.