Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is dressed in an above average manner. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Through the years after Manfred was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Manfred's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Manfred and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Addict, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1300 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses like a well dressed Soapmaker does. His crest is white, silky, and of moderate length. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. His brown fur is singed and shortened. He is baby faced.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Quick hails from a village terrorized by illithids. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to illithids.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 gp. Amethyst (150 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Emotional. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 gp. Azurite (6 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Amber (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Coral (160 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Jade (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Rose (70 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and carries spears. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She uses divination through singing.

History: Donella was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 13000 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Sard (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Coral (120 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. He has green eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ghûra grew up listening to his father's many stories. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). 1 Major magic item.