Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with blue slacks. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His childhood dream was to be a Scribe, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Navigator.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. Banded agate (15 gp). Coral (90 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 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.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bimpnottin embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Sage profession.

History: Born in the west to a Actor, Bimpnottin learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Actor for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Actor responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her gray fur is smooth and relatively long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep yellow.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is content

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears a blue tunic with green highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has moderate length brown hair. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears professional attire. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length dark red hair. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Akmen abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 9000 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 13000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Jet (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Jet (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Jade (40 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He keeps his blue hair in a pixie cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp).