Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. She carries with her a set of longbows on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her black hair is long and unkept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Pyntle liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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. Pyntle 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a simple white robe with red stripes complete with hood. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hamil studied abroad. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a black coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small black clips. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born in a small forest village. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is content

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1900 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Spear was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). White opal (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear flannel. He wears his green crest up. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Kriv lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sard (60 gp). Jet (90 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a fancy blue suit, and he perpetually has his glaive ready. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Sard (70 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'10". He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Gardener profession.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Gardener again.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Moonstone (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.