Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black fur. He wears a pastel collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a hunchback. He wears his black fur down. His eyes are copper.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'3". She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Gifted from a young age, Purah studied abroad. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has blonde hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red garnet (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Jet (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and pastel handkerchief worn on her left side. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2600 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 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 (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'5". He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and green handkerchief worn on his left side. His black hair is cut short. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his small grey hat.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 pp. White pearl (90 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Coral (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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 Tanner. She became a Tanner soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 12000 gp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp).