Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small blue clips. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Arara never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military, In love, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This man wears a brown shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His lavender fur is still thick. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His childhood dream was to be a Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe, and is pretty ugly. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Pyntle isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears blue trousers with black and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has no hair. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: Xanaphia is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Xanaphia is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Xanaphia lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her white fur is braided into rings. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Jade is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She got into the Apothecary business at a young age. After coming to the age of reason, Jade took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 17000 sp. Sardonyx (70 gp). White opal (400 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a pastel vest and prefers green and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His orange fur has been sun bleached extensively. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Smoking hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Server work with an outfit from a few towns over. Server work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Server.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His beige fur is knotted and matted. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the north to a Stylist, Serpent learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to be a server again

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2300 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and elven compassion

Flaws: Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears violet trousers with grey and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His brown hair is braided into rings. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. 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, Nicholas is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Nicholas was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 sp.