Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He bought a warhammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and he wants revenge against giants

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Jet (90 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and violet tie. He carries with him a set of scythes, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is greedy; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He dresses like a well dressed Courier does. He has wavy auburn hair. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. White pearl (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Amber (50 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp).