Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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 served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Don liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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. Don fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Nature, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Holy water.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She carries a battered warhammer and tarnished pickaxe as well. Her dark red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Kallista hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Coral (50 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His white hair is braided into rings. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Nil was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and expand his business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Sensitive, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Theriatis has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 2'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Alexandrite (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a black broad hat and black clothes. Her white hair is knotted and matted. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is her passion; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her crest is blue and very short. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Kadana was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: Standing 3'5", this woman is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has amber eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Numba abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 220 gp.