Description: He wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His silver crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. A gifted student he started as a Baker, but he got bored and became a Unemployed. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has a crush on the local baker

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. His tied-back hair is silver. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student he started as a Performer, but he got bored and became a Interpreter. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. His hair is cut close to his head. 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 loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gerbo is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Gerbo was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's in love

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Debt, Job, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 sp.