Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is chestnut and very short. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Gormogord hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gormogord fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses like a well dressed Marshal does. Her hair is short and red. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Hrathy alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'6" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His white fur is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. The war was a terrible time for him, and Cask does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Cask was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp).

Description: She has a missing right leg. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. She wears her copper crest down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is content

Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 6000 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Azurite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has brown eyes and a yellow hat with a white feather.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She wears her brown hair down. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She worked as a nervous Sculptor and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Sculptor.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1800 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Ernest hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 12000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Major magic item.