Description: This slender man stands about 4'5". He usually wears his brown robe and has his shortbow always slung over his shoulder. His black hair is thinning but still full. His ears are large.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Elaim has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 12000 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Coral (70 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Jade (70 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Citrine (70 gp).

Description: She wears a grey collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She carries with her a set of clubs, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her red hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nurkara will drive conversation. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. After a long history of fighting, Nurkara and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Jade (80 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Rose (60 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit 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 has moderate length brown hair. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Avice enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A freak accident while working with her Herbalist father left her crippled. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 pp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She dresses like a well dressed Guard does. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Dell alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 10000 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Sard (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 6'1" southern woman, she wears long strands of amethyst and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her bronze crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Performer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. One day when Jheri was young, her mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her mother dropped to the ground dead. Her mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Jheri was heart-stricken from the event, and her father started working long hours to provde for them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and doesn't want to be a performer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jade (140 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Sard (70 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Coral (140 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Coral (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'3" and is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born into a rich family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Jet (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Rose (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a blue shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black opal (500 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.