Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 10000 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Coral (50 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'6". He wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times, and his gloved hand is found clutching a crossbow. His gray fur is braided into rings. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this northern woman wears professional attire. Her long blue crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is long and white with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Sariel was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 pp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. She bought a rapier and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears just a grey suit. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a Stableman first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Randal is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 24000 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Coral (150 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.