Description: This late middle aged man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather and is in decent physical shape. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. After a long history of fighting, Varis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 40000 cp. Blue sapphire (1500 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He wears an eyepatch.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents were killed by goblins in a raid when he was still a young child. The goblins captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Iolite (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is long and red with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Dayereth was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 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 up. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Through the years after Nim was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Nim's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 60000 cp.