Description: He is a mite stocky and wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available he will default to his crossbow. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Efferil is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Sard (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large brown jacket, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'7" when asserting himself. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: Born in the east to a Guard, Halimath learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up work as a Guard and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and balancing his hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Hematite (6 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Crown-heir profession.

History: Koeth hails from a village terrorized by giants. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 pp. Jade (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.