Description: He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly quarterstaffs and spears. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are blue.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Raer took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up quarterstaff and armor he uses now. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Carpenter. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carpenter.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and balancing her hectic life and new carpenter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1200 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Damaia lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Citrine (20 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a worn and beaten armor and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He got into the Barkeep business at a young age. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He tends to his Barkeep job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Red spinel (110 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Sard (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Black opal (1200 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His hair is long and brown with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. A true patriot, Berrian would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly tridents and scimitars. His brown fur has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his yellow eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tabaxi in existence. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). White pearl (130 gp).

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Junk Dealer. His dark red hair is thinning but still full. He has red eyes.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Merihim was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Mercenary they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Beggar, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Religious, Family, Debt. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nyx isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 23000 cp.