Description: This slender man stands about 3'8". He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his glaive with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His head has been shaved. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a Barkeep, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. Coral (140 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears white trousers with black and violet striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born into a rich family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She became a Bookbinder soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is typically in her Farmer uniform. She is physically well-built. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is an amazing painter.

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. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her crest is copper and curly. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 cp. Jade (120 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She is baby faced.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born in the north. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 330 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on his right side, and carries rapiers. His golden hair is thinning but still full. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shipwright arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 12th 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. 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. Rûkdûg fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shipwright and was forced into it by his family; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Rich, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40 gp. Banded agate (11 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has shaved her head bald. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson grey hat.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. A true patriot, Finellen would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Finellen was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Religious, Military, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a Interpreter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Dyer responsibilities is difficult; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'6" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is typically in her Tanner uniform. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Menny was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1 Magnifying glass.