Description: She wears professional attire. She has done her best to style her dark red hair to look like a famous performer. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. A gifted student she started as a Courier, but she got bored and became a Navigator. She became a Navigator soon after.

Motivation: To be a Courier again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 pp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Amber (130 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Dyer. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His red fur is lengthy. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has taken up work as a Dyer and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new dyer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears skinny pants and wears a red and black robe with the hood down. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Dell embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Dell was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

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

History: He is a Maurezhi in disguise. Through the years after Roondar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Roondar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 pp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He got into the Bounty Hunter business at a young age. Tharivol was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bounty Hunter. He's also a talented Architect, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Architect again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. She has violet eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Performer

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

Possessions: 600 pp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 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 (30 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'0". She typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. Her cinnamon fur is heavily combed to the left. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Windy was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Shy, Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 gp. Hematite (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).