Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears a colorful flower in her gray fur. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She hates Tabaxis with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Bowyer business.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brown hair is lengthy. She has blue eyes and a white hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born in the south to a Bookbinder, Portia learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2100 gp.

Description: 2'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears dull white sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed halberd, just in case. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 9000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a black vest and prefers tan and red shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Rrath lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His green crest is lengthy. He has gold eyes and a black hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. 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: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2600 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2000 sp. Iolite (60 gp).

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He is physically well-built. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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, Rimmon is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He got into the Gardener business at a young age. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp.