Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is physically well-built. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Curran alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Curran fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 8000 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a simple brown robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. His fur is cut close to his head. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Fisher. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a great chef.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Tree was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Tree was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 900 pp. Carnelian (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Coral (140 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Sard (40 gp). Moonstone (40 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.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a fancy tan dress. She has a very tight haircut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. 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 born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, 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. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1000 pp. Obsidian (13 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Jet (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman dresses like a well dressed Laborer does. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. 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 is irascible and easily irritated. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She worked as a nervous Laborer and found it very stressful. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. Her black fur is smooth and relatively long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep copper.

Personality: She hates Tabaxis with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). White opal (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). White opal (500 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man very much looks the part of a Architect. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student he started as a Ploughman, but he got bored and became a Architect. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Sard (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Azurite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length silver crest. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Red spinel (70 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp).