Description: Standing 3'4", this man wears tattered old clothes. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. When Alston reached his early adolescence his Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1300 sp. Amber (160 gp). Jet (160 gp).

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her bronze crest is still thick. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Through the years after Harann was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Harann's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 20 pp. Black pearl (400 gp). Amber (130 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a fancy brown dress. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a white vest and prefers brown and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vani studied abroad. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a shortbow on her belt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'6" when asserting herself. She has done her best to style her brown fur to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise copper.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bricklayer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. After coming to the age of reason, Cask took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 280 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp).

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her glaive, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her brown hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Emeny alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 380 gp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her golden hair is cut short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. A gifted student she started as a Fisher, but she got bored and became a Servant. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Isabella never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, In love, Military, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.