Description: She stands about 5'6" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). 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: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 sp. Citrine (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Meena has worked very hard to control her curse. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her red crest has been sun bleached extensively. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp).

Description: This woman wears a green collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a Shoemaker first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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 made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He stands about 3'11" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bather. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Bather and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Iolite (40 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, green shirt, and brown tie. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise green.

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. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 24000 sp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Azurite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'0". She wears silk and lounges about seductively, and her gloved hand is found clutching a flail. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. She is portly but not overly obese. Her brown fur is braided into rings. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady yellow eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Windy liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She carries with her a set of greataxes on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a Mason first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mason responsibilities is difficult; and to be a seamstress again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Coral (50 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.