Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Rose (40 gp). White pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. A gifted student she started as a Doctor, but she got bored and became a Engraver. She's also a talented Doctor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a brown collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Banker. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Banker but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She tends to her Banker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Expand her business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Banker and is in decent physical shape. He sports a flattop crest cut. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Eye agate (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 10000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat, and is pretty ugly. He has shaved his head bald. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 11000 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Jade (160 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and green handkerchief worn on her left side. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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: Wants to work out more often; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Professionalism, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.