Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length brass crest. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Valorean enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to be a assassin again

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is baby faced.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Kilia liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She bought a hammer and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing a long, red cloak. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Masseuse who has hired him part-time. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gifted student he started as a Banker, but he got bored and became a Masseuse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and balancing his hectic life and new masseuse responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 sp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a tan coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Orla studied abroad. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 50 gp.