Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her tied-back hair is red. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Melissa was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Religious, In love, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a white armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. His auburn hair is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

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

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born in a small forest village. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Stableman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature, In love, Slave. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Sard (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Juliana abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Dagnal was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Passionate, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is braided into rings. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Jebeddo isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of a Miner, who enjoyed hunting, Silvo was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Banded mail.