Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a black broad hat and black clothes. His black hair is still thick. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Adran grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Adran. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Map Maker. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: Standing 4'10", this man usually wears his green robe and has his morningstar always slung over his shoulder. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He got into the Sellsword business at a young age. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He tends to his Sellsword job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'8" and wears a white coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Azaki enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insane. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp).

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shield with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Gifted from a young age, Efferil studied abroad. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Elven compassion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.