Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His scarlet crest is still thick. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to be a bookbinder again

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Vani's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Weaver arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her first spouse was a Sage, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His white fur is smooth and relatively long. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Performer mother left him crippled. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp).

Description: This man prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. His white hair is lengthy. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born in the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). Coral (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. 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 always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 12000 gp. Amethyst (150 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She wears her white hair down. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.