Description: She wears a tan tunic with white highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. She carries with her a set of greatswords, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Bather but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bather work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bather work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a hunchback. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of a Herbalist, who enjoyed hunting, Thervan was taken on many hunting expeditions. He worked as a nervous Crown-heir and found it very stressful. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (150 gp). White opal (800 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a fancy white suit, he is not a threatening figure. He has a very tight haircut. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her black fur is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Jade has worked very hard to control her curse. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2100 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp).

Description: He is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Dimble speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Dimble was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Bowyer, but he got bored and became a Glassblower. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Glassblower for hire.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 22. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and 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

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mortician. She struck the Mortician job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Emerald (1100 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp.