Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. During his travels, Rael and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Rael discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Rael fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'3" western man, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has auburn hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a Shipwright first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: He wears a grey deerstalker hat and grey clothes. He has a very tight haircut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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: Born in the east to a Fletcher, Heian learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Revenge; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1600 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Jade (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Beiro grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Beiro. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a black coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His blonde hair is cut short. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Varis 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. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.