Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and pastel robe with the hood down, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'9". He dresses like a well dressed Apothecary does. He has shaved his head bald. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He worked as a nervous Apothecary and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 90000 cp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Richard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: A 6'2" eastern woman, she wears a black vest and prefers yellow and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Brakka 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. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Phann was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Soapmaker. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a mace on his belt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. His dark red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 240 gp. Sard (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He keeps his long blue crest kept up in a rat tail. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Military, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp).