Description: She wears bulky white painted plate armor. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has shaved her head bald. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Thea was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 330 gp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is typically in her Map Maker uniform. Her brown hair is cut short. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her childhood dream was to be a Tanner, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 sp. Coral (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 800 sp. Red garnet (140 gp).

Description: This woman wears a yellow tunic with tan highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her head has been shaved. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Baker for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a tan top hat and tan clothes. Her hair is golden and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Andraste was born with her father's beautiful face. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She stands about 5'2" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Gifted from a young age, Delebean studied abroad. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. He's also a talented Bather, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 390 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fortune-teller. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His golden hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 50 gp.