Description: This slender man stands about 4'10". He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the west to a Body Guard, Peren learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: To protect his home; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1200 sp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bimpnottin embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Bimpnottin was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Bimpnottin decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Tanner kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has wavy brass crest. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Selfish, PTSD. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 250 gp.