Description: This tall, slender man wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Blacksmith born in the past three hundred years. 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, Gomory is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Balimaar 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Addict, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 18000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. 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: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His first spouse was a Performer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Performer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Guard, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear yellow tank tops with white pants. His red hair is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Lance's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Lance was born the youngest of three triplets. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a fancy yellow suit. His golden hair is lengthy. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Conrad was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp.