Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gifted student he started as a Cook, but he got bored and became a Knight. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to be a cook again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 74. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 sp. Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Beggar. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the east to a Beggar, Melissa learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'10" when asserting herself. With bright blonde hair. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student she started as a Banker, but she got bored and became a Carpenter. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Carpenter for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a banker again

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Obsidian (4 gp).