Description: This man is tall and muscular. He has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his violet robe. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Conrad was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Avice isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Unemployed and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1100 pp. Moss agate (7 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Jet (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Jade (50 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Helen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature whip.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1100 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp).

Description: This man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His purple hair is greasy and uncared for. His black eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green hat.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with his god.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Azurite (13 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Sard (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He has worked as a Healer like his mother before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 3000 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). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, blue shirt, and tan tie. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Onyx (80 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Stableman. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.