Description: An older man who prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Purban was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1200 gp. Amber (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Amethyst (160 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he prefers to wear flannel. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small green clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Broce is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Broce was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Broce abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears an entirely brown suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is chestnut and curly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. Sammal abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He wears a white collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is obsessed with his god.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Through the years after Jocelyn was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Jocelyn's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Jocelyn and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He sports a flattop crest cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Srorthen abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 90 pp.