Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'8". He typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor, and his gloved hand is found clutching a pickaxe. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has brown eyes and a blue hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. While he appears to be a normal Human, 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: To prove his worth to the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Amber (120 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and yellow handkerchief worn on his right side. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born in the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bather. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length red hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. 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 built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'2" and prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He got into the Banker business at a young age. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered dire rats who tried to eat his hand. He struck the Banker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Banker responsibilities is difficult; and to be a crown-heir again

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 17000 cp. Red garnet (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp).

Description: This southern man wears a white shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and brown pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is long and white with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is a great chef.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.