Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a Performer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. At some point she was captured by gnolls and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a fancy black dress. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tenena embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is an amazing painter.

History: Tenena was born with her father's beautiful face. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fletcher they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Fortune-teller, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Revenge; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He became a Interpreter soon after.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand his business

Flaws: Depressed, Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. After a long history of fighting, Tiaathque and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Holy water. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman dresses like a well dressed Blacksmith does. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. 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: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He keeps his red fur in a flapper bob. His ears are large.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2900 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Sard (60 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.