Description: He stands about 3'2" and wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His tied-back hair is brown. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Nelkin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Rose (20 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Amber (70 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Amber (70 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Rock crystal (20 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is brown and very short. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

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 disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: This man wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Drogo is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: The child of a Ruler, who enjoyed hunting, Drogo was taken on many hunting expeditions. Drogo liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spy and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Clear bright green emerald (5000 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Blue diamond (5000 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Sard (70 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Peridot (70 gp). White opal (800 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, marred by chocolates. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Brown diamond (5000 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Rose (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Jet (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: Standing 5'10", this man wears a grey tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bowyer. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bowyer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp).

Description: An older man who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, he is not a threatening figure. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Nutae was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 16000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.