Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is an amazing painter.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1500 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. At some point he was captured by brigands and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His red hair is long and unkept. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is a Bounty Hunter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bounty Hunter. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Blacksmith again; and balancing his hectic life and new bounty hunter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is typically in his Sellsword uniform. He has silver hair. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has achieved small success as a Sellsword.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Sard (50 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: Fivin was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 goblins, the young Fivin began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and many goblins want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence, Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.