Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a white shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She is an epitome of beauty. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Tomph hails from a village terrorized by drow. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 10000 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Rose (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Coral (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He usually wears his black robe and has his trident always slung over his shoulder. He carries with him a set of tridents, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a Carter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He worked as a nervous Merchant and found it very stressful. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bidreked fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Red spinel (110 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'1". She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a shortspear and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 8000 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Amber (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a grey coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Kildrak hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Through the years after Kildrak was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Kildrak's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium 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. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Gnarsh was born with his father's beautiful face. 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 Spice Merchant. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Blue diamond (4000 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Black opal (500 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears a grey vest and prefers blue and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, marred by beers. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 21000 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Coral (110 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Jet (110 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a mace on his belt. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Reirak was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Sard (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).