Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a dull look in his yellow eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are gray and beady.

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. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a brown vest and prefers black and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 pp. Coral (110 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Jet (110 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Iolite (60 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'3" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jade (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Citrine (40 gp).

Description: She dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She carries with her a set of shortspears, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Barbena alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Barbena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a tan vest and prefers red and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

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. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Sard (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Jet (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Rose (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Major magic item.