Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and he perpetually has his pickaxe ready. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Koeth hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. 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. Koeth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Military, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a Barkeep, his father struggled to pay the bills. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'7". He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his silver hair down. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses like a well dressed Weaver does. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Nim was born the youngest of three triplets. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats, marred by sweets. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his broad black hat.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Fivin is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. 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 seems to be bored by most things; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).