Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She uses divination through singing.

History: Oppah was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Immeral's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Immeral was born the youngest of three triplets. At some point he was captured by gnolls and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Slave, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Bloodstone (80 gp). Amber (160 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tan costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. She carries a battered spear and tarnished shortbow as well. Her white hair is wavy and long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Oppah was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Superior lock. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp.