Description: He wears just a grey suit. He carries a battered nunchaku and tarnished shortspear as well. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy, Addict. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp).

Description: A 5'5" eastern man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He has shaved his head bald. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Jeweler born in the past three hundred years. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

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 worked as a nervous Jeweler and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Shepherd; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull grey iron scale mail. He carries a battered club and tarnished crossbow as well. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Erdan hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He tends to his Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is content; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1800 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor, and is pretty ugly. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spanish accent

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