Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His hair is red and very short. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: The child of a Dilettante, who enjoyed hunting, Aerdeth was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She wears a simple tan robe with black stripes complete with hood, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'3" when asserting herself. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her top tan hat.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has gold crest. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Shepherd born in the past three hundred years. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Oriax took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up shortbow and armor he uses now. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2100 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.