Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and white handkerchief worn on his right side. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Sapply is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Joan was born the youngest of three triplets. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her father's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered illithids who tried to eat her hand. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. She wears a blue coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ranala grew up listening to her mother's many stories. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Selfish, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 18000 sp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. He wears his chestnut hair down. 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 is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She keeps her scarlet crest in a pixie cut. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Jezean hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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 drifted from career to career and currently works as a Armorer.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp.