Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and carries rapiers. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Veloptima was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 10000 sp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears dull blue sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed morningstar, just in case. Her hair is short and auburn. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Mara lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Sellsword. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sellsword and was forced into it by her family; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears her red hair up. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 pp. Black pearl (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This woman wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and grey robe with the hood down, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her brown fur is long and unkept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: 6'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He wears his brown hair up. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Actor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Actor.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Red spinel (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her hair is blue and curly. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Verin grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1400 gp. Silver pearl (50 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His fur is gray, silky, and of moderate length. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is golden and curly. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She got into the Laborer business at a young age. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 12000 cp.