Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a simple green robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His black hair is lengthy. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1400 sp. 2 Acid flasks.

Description: This man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 76. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. While he appears to be a normal Human, 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy; and balancing his hectic life and new bricklayer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 2'11" and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is black and curly. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Hobart never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and doesn't want to be a barrister and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, In love, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has wavy orange fur. His yellow eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Windy hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Windy was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Weaver. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 100 gp. Sard (80 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 tends to his Weaver job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 50 gp. Jasper (30 gp).