Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a simple green robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are violet and beady.

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 has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Painter. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Painter.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 6000 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Amber (40 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Amber (40 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has wavy auburn hair. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aust studied abroad. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and balancing his hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Alexandrite (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and brown tie. He wears his white hair up. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Paelias was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1100 gp.