Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She found a children's book about a Gnome Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Religious, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: Ghûra hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Ghûra lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a green coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Direcris was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He tends to his Painter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He's in love; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a brown shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them and is in decent physical shape. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Jocelyn abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: 4'5" and muscular, this northern man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His hair is white and curly. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She 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. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp).

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears baggy green pantaloons and a grey scarf. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Astar was born the youngest of three triplets. Astar was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Fletcher. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and doesn't want to be a fletcher and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 sp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bastard sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His silver hair is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.