Description: This malnourished man wears just a brown suit. He has no hair. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Roger speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a great chef.

History: Roger lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. Onyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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 into a rich family. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

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

Ideals: Persistence, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is an epitome of beauty. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. A true patriot, Heather would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Heather was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying west to reunite her family. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 10000 cp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears long strands of emerald and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Trym was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Trym alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.