Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tan trousers with white and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Qualen will drive conversation. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 cp. Jet (130 gp).

Description: He is typically in his Dyer uniform. He is portly but not overly obese. He has brass crest. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker green hat.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born in a small island village. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He likes to wear tan tank tops with red pants. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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: Born to a Blacksmith, his father struggled to pay the bills. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are red.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She prefers to wear violet clothing when she does not wear armor. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 5. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. At a young age her father died while driving off some illithids. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in sai use. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Emeny was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He stands about 5'3" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has wavy brown hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Cook born in the past three hundred years. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Caeldrim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Caeldrim has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Fletcher again; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His silver hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's in love

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She wears dull brown sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. She is physically well-built. She has no fur. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Cask's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Cask liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He stands about 6'5" and wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a spear, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has done his best to style his scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 10 pp.