Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortspear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Efferil was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gifted student he started as a Apothecary, but he got bored and became a Actor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Job, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 8000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a violet scarf. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Moss agate (12 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 man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bookbinder business.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears professional attire. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Rael was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Rael was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bookbinder. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and retire the richest man in the south

Flaws: Terse, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black opal (700 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'9" and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His golden hair is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Brewer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Brewer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Brewer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 170 pp. Black star sapphire (600 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.