Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Gerald hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, goblins burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Jade (150 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Malachite (4 gp).

Description: He is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His yellow fur is knotted and matted. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his top pastel hat.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in the south to a Ruler, Elegant learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. After a long history of fighting, Elegant and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Emotional, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 12000 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Rose (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Rose (70 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp).

Description: 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 is portly but not overly obese. His hair is short and blonde. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 pp. White pearl (50 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Sard (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his small brown hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 9000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (6000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a simple grey robe with black stripes complete with hood. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balifra 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: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 6000 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. He has done his best to style his purple hair to look like a famous performer. His white eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson green hat.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 81. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Addict, Depressed. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp).

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Oriff is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Oriff hails from a village terrorized by orcs. A gifted student she started as a Knight, but she got bored and became a Baker. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Baker for hire.

Motivation: To be a Knight again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Gold music box (1000 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.