Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. 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 has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He got into the Slave Trader business at a young age. He found a children's book about a Human Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Weaver again.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man wears a worn and beaten armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His crest is rusty, silky, and of moderate length. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice, Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 gp. Red spinel (150 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Sard (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear flannel, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is short and blonde. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Shamil hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, PTSD. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has wavy brown hair. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Wobbles embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'7". She prefers to wear flannel. She has slicked back blonde hair. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Elizabeth grew up listening to her mother's many stories. 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 west. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2700 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.