Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1600 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears dull violet sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed greatsword, just in case. She has chestnut hair. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gifted student she started as a Sailor, but she got bored and became a Unemployed. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Sailor again.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is long and white with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Frouse isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. A true patriot, Frouse would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He got into the Gardener business at a young age. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Frouse grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Frouse. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Gardener for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. His tied-back hair is brown. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Warryn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Through the years after Warryn was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Warryn's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Warryn and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Sard (20 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'4". She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull tan iron scale mail, and her gloved hand is found clutching a monstrous two handed axe. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length black fur. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are yellow.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sculptor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is content

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 60 pp. Iolite (30 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. She has no crest. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 80000 cp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small brown clips. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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 seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Jet (40 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a large green jacket. Her blue hair is singed and shortened. Her black eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed green hat.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her childhood dream was to be a Dilettante, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears long strands of opal and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her crest is short and rusty. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 20 gp.