Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, tan shirt, and brown tie. She has blonde hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 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: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is physically well-built. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Gerard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His first spouse was a Navigator, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. 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: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is short and white. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Orla embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the north to a Bellfounder, Orla learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bellfounder. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bellfounder responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 9000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Coral (100 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: This woman wears a black shirt with thin green vertical stripes and brown pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is red and curly. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She is a Hag in disguise. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Ploughman responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 9000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Rose (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).

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 keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Darrow enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Darrow and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 pp. Emerald (1500 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Cook, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'2" when asserting herself. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Cook who has hired her part-time. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Amber (70 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Coral (70 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Jade (70 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.