Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries a battered flail and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. He wears his white hair up. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Crown-heir. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Varis was born the youngest of three triplets. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 20000 cp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting dire rats, the young Tharivol began to lead the lost caravan. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 900 gp. Hematite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears tattered old clothes, marred by sweets. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born into a rich family. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, marred by chocolates. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to protect his home

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 40 pp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

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 refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Raer lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).