Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Nirgel hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He found a children's book about a Tiefling Paladin 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1500 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Warryn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 gp. White opal (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Red garnet (40 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears long strands of topaz and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. She is baby faced.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She sports a flattop hair cut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears his brown hair down. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his broad blue hat.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Pog was born the youngest of three triplets. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.