Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a very tight haircut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the psionic 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his club with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his club, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Gennal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gennal 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 Gennal. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a pastel costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length red hair. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Thervan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Miller, but he got bored and became a Layabout. After a long history of fighting, Thervan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Layabout responsibilities is difficult; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Scribe.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3200 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'3" northern man, he wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a very tight haircut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 gp.