Description: He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and carries quarterstaffs. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arannis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 320 pp. Malachite (12 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a brown vest and prefers grey and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and is pretty ugly. His hair is auburn and very short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Amber (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp).

Description: This malnourished man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born in the east to a Bather, Theren learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. While he appears to be a normal Elf, 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: Balancing his hectic life and new Bather responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp).

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ivellios 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. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

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

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a green coat with tan slacks. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. After a long history of fighting, Erdan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.