Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His cinnamon fur is long and unkept. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Sweet was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 sp. Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His tied-back hair is brown. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tattered old clothes and is in decent physical shape. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She hates Humans with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Susannah lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This malnourished man tends to wear a large grey jacket. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Veit is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he's in love

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 sp. Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: She wears a tan feathered hat and tan clothes. She carries a battered halberd and tarnished kukri as well. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Lilli isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born in a small island village. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and balancing her hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Job, Debt. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 cp. Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who very much looks the part of a Miner. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has worked as a Miner like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local mercenary

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a red coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He has moderate length silver hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Layabout like his father before him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to be a sculptor again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is physically well-built. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.