Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Peren is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2600 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His golden hair is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is content; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a glaive on his belt. He carries with him a set of glaives, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1300 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears bulky black painted plate armor. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1500 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp).