Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. She has brown eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born in a small island village. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's in love; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His brown hair is still thick. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He worked as a nervous Barkeep and found it very stressful. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Addict. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Carlin was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Jeweler. 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: Half-Elven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Flaws: Emotional, Addict, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. He carries a battered bow and tarnished longsword as well. He keeps his cinnamon fur in a flapper bob. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his top pastel hat.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Jeweler. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Jeweler.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has a dull look in his black eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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 was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Baker. He has worked as a Baker like his father before him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 sp. Onyx (80 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears her black hair down. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shava embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

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

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1500 sp.