Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Being a Soapmaker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His white hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thomas grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Thomas. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a brown collared shirt and red pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Brottor studied abroad. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star ruby (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His skin is also unnaturally pale. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Gifted from a young age, Peren studied abroad. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Hematite (14 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear white tank tops with grey pants. His hair is black and very short. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Map Maker they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Unemployed, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1300 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.