Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. His cinnamon fur is heavily combed to the left. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Sweet is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a blue vest and prefers white and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Thervan was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Fisher, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has moderate length brown hair. 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 runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Crown-heir profession.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His childhood dream was to be a Crown-heir, but he was a colossal failure. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new soapmaker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tattered old clothes and is in decent physical shape. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She hates Humans with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Susannah lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This malnourished man tends to wear a large grey jacket. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Veit is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he's in love

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 sp. Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: She wears a tan feathered hat and tan clothes. She carries a battered halberd and tarnished kukri as well. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Lilli isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born in a small island village. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and balancing her hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Job, Debt. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 cp. Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Suhnae does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Suhnae was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).