Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a brown shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, blue cloak. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. After a long history of fighting, Zook and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 30 gp. Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: An older woman who prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts, she is not a threatening figure. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Matilda was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 60 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: This woman wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a pickaxe, but if one is not available she will default to her whip. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her left hand. She sports silver long hair. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has dyed her greying blue crest a little too much giving a sharp blue color. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Gesrethe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Selfish, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her brown fur is long and unkept. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Sun was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears professional attire. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a Ploughman, her father struggled to pay the bills. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly ceremonial daggers and warhammers. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Courier. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. 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: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Godfrey alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and an old rival family wants him found

Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 30 gp.