Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is physically well-built. His red hair is thinning but still full. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Manfred never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, In love. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp. Jade (90 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ermina studied abroad. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. 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. Ermina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this southern woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She enjoys reading and quiet.

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 knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tan trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. 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: Born in the south to a Stableman, Clerebold learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Clerebold alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.