Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His white hair is braided into rings. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. 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: He is greedy.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a large tan jacket. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Laucian is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Laucian hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Laucian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1600 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. 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 was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a glaive, but if one is not available he will default to his flail. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bounty Hunter. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bounty Hunter responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3200 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears skinny pants and wears a white and black robe with the hood down. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 pp. Citrine (40 gp). Sard (40 gp).