Description: 5'0" and muscular, this eastern man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His gray fur, when down, is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Amber (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'4". He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a monstrous two handed axe. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: Gennal is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Gennal was born with his father's beautiful face. A gifted student he started as a Sellsword, but he got bored and became a Knight. He became a Knight soon after.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jet (120 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His red fur is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Merchant born in the past three hundred years. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 11000 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Jade (130 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this eastern man wears a brown shirt with thin green vertical stripes and white pants. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When Guy reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1600 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. His hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 16000 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Sard (60 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Rose (60 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Sard (60 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a white shirt with thin red vertical stripes and black pants. She carries with her a set of maces on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Sarai speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sickle, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Tana abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Jade (110 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.