Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 86. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy black dress. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Kansif does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her silver hair is wavy and long. She has a tattooed face.

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 is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in the south to a Stylist, Audhild learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She's also a talented Marshal, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. Jet (90 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a simple yellow robe with brown stripes complete with hood, marred by sweets. His hair is long and golden with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. He has amber eyes and a yellow hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new bounty hunter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2400 gp.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Joan was born the youngest of three triplets. 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. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Pink pearl (50 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She has a hunchback. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp).