Description: This exceptionally lanky man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Thervan was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 gp. Malachite (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Sard (40 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this northern man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bowyer. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

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. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Soveliss has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2600 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a large yellow jacket. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When Beiro reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1200 gp. Iolite (60 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. He wears his black hair down. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Cartwright like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2200 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Jet (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'1" and wears long strands of topaz and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 900 pp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Jade (160 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.