Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears professional attire. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 pp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Amber (110 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull violet iron scale mail, and he perpetually has his flail ready. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Theriatis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the west to a Mercenary, Theriatis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Recently the stress of being a Mercenary has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aelar studied abroad. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Aelar was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and revenge

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).