Description: This tall, slender man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

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 is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her gold crest is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shipwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Uadjit and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 2'10" when asserting himself. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are brown.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bulzo studied abroad. His childhood dream was to be a Apothecary, but he was a colossal failure. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 90 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears a colorful flower in his white crest. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. A true patriot, Patrin would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Patrin never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Revenge; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Bonds: Attractive, In love, Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Map Maker. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Chem is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Chem was born with his mother's beautiful face. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Chem took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up club and armor he uses now. 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 desires power and/or immortality; and money/treasure

Flaws: Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He wears his brown hair up. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are white.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: He is a Maurezhi in disguise. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. He has a hunchback. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He has black eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Being a Body Guard kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a simple green robe with red stripes complete with hood. She keeps her white crest in a pixie cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Blacksmith profession.

History: She got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, goblins burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying west to reunite her family. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Blacksmith again.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Obsidian (8 gp). 1 Banded mail.