Description: This late middle aged man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is still thick. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Layabout profession.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. Azurite (6 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Raer lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When Raer reached his early adolescence his Elf father 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Weaver they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Apothecary, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Bonds: Enemies, Family, Military, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1100 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Amber (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Heian embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Heian was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. After a long history of fighting, Heian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To be a Blacksmith again; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Deep green spinel (140 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Nature, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His black hair is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Berrian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.