Description: This man is very fat, and is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, yellow shirt, and grey tie. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His tied-back hair is black. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Frouse liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Flaws: Insane, Racist, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 240 gp. Eye agate (12 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'7" and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His black hair is braided into rings. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

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. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Healer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Carpenter, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Terse, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a great chef.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Shipwright arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears bulky tan painted plate armor, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. With bright brown hair. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Melissa hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Melissa hails from a village terrorized by brigands. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a blue costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Miller like her mother before her.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Amber (60 gp).

Description: She wears just a black suit. She carries a battered trident and tarnished flail as well. She sports a flattop crest cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Driindar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Hematite (11 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has styled his white fur well, parting it to the right. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While he appears to be a normal Tabaxi, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1 Simple lock.