Description: He wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Alex was born with his father's beautiful face. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 6000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears yellow trousers with grey and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts and is in decent physical shape. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Beggar work with an outfit from a few towns over. Beggar work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Mason again; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Locksmith profession.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bernard grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He found a children's book about a Human Commoner who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is a Shepherd first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Ernest was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Robert enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to pay off his debts

Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Debt. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1100 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.