Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her chestnut hair up. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Breena embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black opal (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Coral (120 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 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 late middle aged man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured and is in decent physical shape. His crest, while still mostly gold, has prominent grey streaks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Blacksmith profession.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and doesn't want to be a performer and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Tricking was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 11000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his black crest in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is content.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 900 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is black and very short. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Adelaide is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Iolite (70 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His auburn hair is still thick. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Seamstress profession.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Gardener responsibilities is difficult; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1300 pp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Rose (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Hematite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.