Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'10" and wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Paelias was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor, and is pretty ugly. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. 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 raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is content; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. He is baby faced.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Dilettante work with an outfit from a few towns over. Dilettante work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a large tan jacket. He carries with him a set of maces on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Igden was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Coral (90 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He carries a battered greataxe and tarnished whip as well. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the south to a Tanner, Qualen learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. After coming to the age of reason, Qualen took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 18000 sp. Emerald (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, he is not a threatening figure. His lavender fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gifted from a young age, River studied abroad. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 17000 sp. Zircon (20 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). White opal (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is white and very short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Kabbarg grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Kabbarg. She struck the Beggar job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rose (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.