Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is blue and curly. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Barkeep arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Alexandrite (1600 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp).

Description: She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is short and golden. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Giselle is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born in the south to a Bricklayer, Giselle learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She's also a talented Stableman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'0". She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor, and her gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Hedonist, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Sard (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Rose (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the left. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Giselle was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to orcs.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, black shirt, and blue tie. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He got into the Tailor business at a young age. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His golden hair is still thick. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Carpenter business.

History: The child of a Architect, who enjoyed hunting, Megged was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 7000 gp. Emerald (800 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. She has blue eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Williamina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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: She wants to get laid; and she has a crush on the local stableman

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1200 pp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Coral (110 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp).