Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a black tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he's in love

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Ekk enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Ekk lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 160 gp. Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female wears a tan tunic with blue highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has white hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Born in the south to a Seamstress, Shava learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and she perpetually has her glaive ready. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Roofer business.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Cora grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Cora. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: The child of a Knight, who enjoyed hunting, Foxilon was taken on many hunting expeditions. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.