Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the left. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Mella alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Boddynock isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Gifted from a young age, Boddynock studied abroad. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Orc in existence. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dûshrat grew up listening to his mother's many stories. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 pp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Sard (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her head has been shaved. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 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.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with green slacks. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Ugarth 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. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Black opal (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

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 wears yellow trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Traulam is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Traulam was born with her father's beautiful face. 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 has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears baggy white pantaloons and a yellow scarf. His white hair is still thick. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born in the east to a Healer, Shag learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Shag 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 clean up the streets; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1200 pp. Onyx (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.