Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. He has green eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Halimath hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Erdan hails from a village terrorized by giants. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He usually wears his yellow robe and has his sickle always slung over his shoulder. His tied-back hair is white. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is an amazing painter.

History: Uthemar was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Uthemar was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'8" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Courier. His hair is silver and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the druidic 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp. White pearl (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.