Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'7". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and his gloved hand is found clutching a rapier. His head has been shaved. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 15. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: This malnourished man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born in the east to a Bather, Theren learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a grey shirt, with a yellow mid length shorts with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His hair is red and curly. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a very tight haircut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has shaved his head bald. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Vanuath was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Laborer. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp. Sard (50 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Coral (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.