Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is typically in his Mercenary uniform. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mercenary. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 95. 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 has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. While she appears to be a normal Elf, 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 has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born into a rich family. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Jet (110 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Malachite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She is typically in her Stylist uniform. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.