Description: 3'6" and muscular, this southern man wears a tan collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Oppleby's homeland. Oppleby decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oppleby fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: She wears a blue shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her auburn hair is cut short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Dalaba lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp).

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She keeps her cinnamon fur in a pixie cut. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has achieved small success as a Priest.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Priest responsibilities is difficult; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Optimist, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 6000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and yellow handkerchief worn on his right side. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and doesn't want to be a locksmith and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 6000 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 800 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 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: The light-skinned man stands 4'0" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Actor. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Morgran 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. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).