Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. He has gray eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Erdan studied abroad. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Tourmaline (120 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). White opal (800 gp). Malachite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Miller arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears brown trousers with tan and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Heian was born the youngest of three triplets. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Expand his business; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished monstrous two handed axe as well. His hair is chestnut and very short. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered grey hat.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Thamior was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Thamior decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp. Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a brown vest and prefers violet and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His tied-back hair is white. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Ivellios alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Ivellios was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp).