Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's in love; and balancing his hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Rolen speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and balancing his hectic life and new farmer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His hair is brown and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Theriatis is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Theriatis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 pp. Hematite (4 gp). Coral (90 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Jasper (20 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a very tight haircut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

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. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He carries with him a set of hand crossbows on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His silver hair is cut short. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Naeris was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naeris fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1300 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.