Description: This southern man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is long and silver with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small green clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against illithids

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 sp. Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears dull green sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. His crest, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Dazzazn 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. After a long history of fighting, Dazzazn and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Jade (140 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp).

Description: He wears a green shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and yellow pants. He is physically well-built. His blue hair is singed and shortened. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Nirgel hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His black hair is long and unkept. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Pog was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.