Description: This malnourished man wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His hair is chestnut and very short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Shipwright for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Ernest reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 120 gp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'3". She wears just a tan suit. She wears her golden hair up. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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. Being a Actor kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Depressed, Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Nora lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents enrolled her in a Aristocrat school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has styled her cinnamon fur well, parting it to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. 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: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a morningstar and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, red shirt, and tan tie. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She got into the Dyer business at a young age. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His black hair is cut short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: The child of a Gardener, who enjoyed hunting, Altho was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Altho alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is physically well-built. His cinnamon fur is singed and shortened. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Kite speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Kite is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Azurite (14 gp). 1 Superior lock. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Mumpena isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 500 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.