Description: An older woman who wears silk and lounges about seductively, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her white hair up. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. 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: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 sp. Rose (50 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His beige fur is greasy and uncared for. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a grey shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Ilde was born the youngest of three triplets. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. She has slicked back white hair. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a brown shirt, with a yellow mid length skirt with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them and is in decent physical shape. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Bricklayer again; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Eye agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.