Description: This late middle aged man has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 260 pp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Jacinth (6000 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'11", this man wears a white coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born in the west. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries with him a set of pickaxes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Blue star sapphire (1300 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has moderate length red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 900 gp. Amber (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a blue shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants. He wears his golden hair down. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Jeweler. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2400 gp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.