Description: This southern woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her lance with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. With bright golden hair. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Rose (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Malachite (5 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.

Description: He wears a black collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He carries with him a set of tridents on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His brass crest, when down, is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 7000 gp. White opal (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Black opal (600 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is content

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Rose (50 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Jasper (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His fur is beige and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Emerald alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. A true patriot, Rolen would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to brigands.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 900 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has violet eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Knight but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Phann was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to be a soapmaker again

Ideals: Passionate, Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.