Description: An older woman who wears a blue vest and prefers grey and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, she is not a threatening figure. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Virra was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A gifted student she started as a Weaver, but she got bored and became a Shepherd. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Weaver again.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Amber (160 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Jade (160 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Jade (160 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Onyx (50 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is dressed in an above average manner. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 13000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 4'4" and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is always cut to a buzz. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Eberk was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 Herbalist. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp).

Description: She likes to wear yellow tank tops with tan skirt. She is physically well-built. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Egelina alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she wants revenge against brigands

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 pp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is typically in his Navigator uniform. His red hair is long and unkept. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Navigator arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 9000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 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 (90 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. She has a hunchback. She has no hair. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Sard (30 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Onyx (30 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a brown shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has red fur. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. A true patriot, Sun would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Red spinel (120 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Jet (120 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Obsidian (10 gp).