Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Miner. His hair is cut close to his head. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Laucian will drive conversation. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Laucian was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 12000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'8". He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and his gloved hand is found clutching a scimitar. He has a very tight haircut. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and doesn't want to be a sellsword and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Blue diamond (4000 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). White opal (700 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing a long, blue cloak. His black hair is long and unkept. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spice Merchant. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Carrie was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this southern man prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. He sports a flattop hair cut. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Quarion lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

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

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his black hair down. He is baby faced.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the north to a Sailor, Naeris learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Naeris abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 13000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.