Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her beige fur is lengthy. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. She has green eyes and a yellow hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. 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: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, In love. Occupation: Server

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

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large tan jacket. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has wavy black hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a Baker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Baker for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 32000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver pearl (130 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her longsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Gifted from a young age, Volen studied abroad. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 19000 sp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.