Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born into a rich family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Jet (100 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. 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. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in the south. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 8000 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Rose (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. His red hair is thinning but still full. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Stylist but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Pacifist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. He is physically well-built. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: He is a Fletcher first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Watson abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. With bright white hair. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Oppah is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a grey shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and black pants. She carries with her a set of daggers on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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. Giselle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 pp. Red spinel (60 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her cinnamon fur is knotted and matted. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).