Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has shaved his head bald. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is an amazing painter.

History: Naill was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has worked as a Bricklayer like his mother before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a blue shirt with thin green vertical stripes and brown pants, she is not a threatening figure. She has brown hair. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of a Banker, who enjoyed hunting, Syllin was taken on many hunting expeditions. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 6000 gp. White pearl (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Jet (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Sard (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and very much looks the part of a Slave Trader. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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 the west to a Slave Trader, Karash learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Coral (130 gp). Rose (50 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). White pearl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. His lavender fur is still thick. His eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 8000 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, green cloak. Her dark red hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She takes great joy in being the best Weaver in town.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Weaver arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Blue-white diamond (6000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Jet (140 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born in the west. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Jade (90 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Azurite (10 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: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His copper crest is singed and shortened. He has gold eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Barkeep profession.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Gargax was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Sellsword. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 23000 gp. Jet (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Blue diamond (8000 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Jet (100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Sard (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Jasper (60 gp). 1 Major magic item.