Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His tied-back hair is auburn. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aelar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: White pearl (150 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Coral (150 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is physically well-built. His golden hair is still thick. His green eyes peer out from beneath his top white hat.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Sard (60 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a Sailor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).