Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear flannel. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Aldous reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Golden pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Aquamarine (1500 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: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a white coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her auburn hair is well kept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. To her fellows she 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 the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Jet (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Obsidian (4 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears an entirely grey suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sard (50 gp). White opal (400 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Rose (50 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Jade (160 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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. Helen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Sailor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Miner born in the past three hundred years. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Delebean was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Miner and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 7000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'0" and is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

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

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Mardnab and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Expand her business; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp).

Description: This woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Naivara enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Fortune-teller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naivara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Rose (60 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Amber (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.