Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a green vest and prefers black and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His rusty crest is thinning but still full. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Nature, Debt. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears an entirely blue suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His head has been shaved. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jebeddo embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. His first spouse was a Soapmaker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She carries a battered sai and tarnished greatsword as well. With bright black hair. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. After a long history of fighting, Hatae and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, tan cloak. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Rimple hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to be a layabout again

Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. She carries a battered sai and tarnished halberd as well. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gesrethe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Insomniac. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp. Amber (90 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Malachite (14 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a simple red robe with white stripes complete with hood. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born into a rich family. After coming to the age of reason, Nedda took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her yellow fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bather.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bather responsibilities is difficult; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bather

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a very tight haircut. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his broad yellow hat.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 700 gp.