Description: This woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her tied-back hair is white. Her ears are large.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Engraver profession.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her first spouse was a Engraver, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Enidda lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Enidda was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Barber. She has achieved small success as a Barber.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'7" when asserting himself. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Astar was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has wavy beige fur. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Barber who has hired him part-time. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Edge was born with his father's beautiful face. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears dull tan sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Naeris was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 290 gp. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: She stands about 5'6" and wears a violet shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Elizabeth isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Miner arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a bastard sword on his belt. He has moderate length brown hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, 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. After a long history of fighting, Ahrim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly axes and kukris. She has styled her bronze crest well, parting it to the right. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 cp. Tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She wears her white hair up. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She worked as a nervous Glassblower and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 10 pp.