Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears just a brown suit. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His ears are large.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 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: He 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. His hair is blonde and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. She has a hunchback. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length dark red hair. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). White pearl (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 17000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is physically well-built. He wears his brown fur down. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gale grew up listening to his father's many stories. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Cartwright. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). White opal (600 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Rose (80 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Altho embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1400 pp. Blue diamond (6000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Sard (80 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Rose (80 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Jet (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.