Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his lance with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His golden hair is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his feathered white hat.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Galinndan embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. 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: He was born into a rich family. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Galinndan was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp. Fire opal (1100 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His brown hair is still thick. His eyes are green.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Heian hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Violet garnet (1500 gp). Sard (30 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and carries tridents. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Suhnae isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of a Bookbinder, who enjoyed hunting, Suhnae was taken on many hunting expeditions. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 210 pp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He wears a black coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Amber (100 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.