Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Hoglik lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor, and he perpetually has his warhammer ready. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears just a brown suit. He has wavy chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against brigands

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2600 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Jet (150 gp). Sard (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

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

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.