Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. She has no fur. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Shadow was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her blonde hair is cut short. She has gray eyes and a grey hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. 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. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Stableman for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she usually wears her green robe and has her hammer always slung over her shoulder. She has no hair. Her black eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Human culture. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her crest is green and curly. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her childhood dream was to be a Laborer, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears white trousers with green and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Ratbag was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Thradal was born with his mother's beautiful face. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sage. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An older woman who is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, she is not a threatening figure. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Anne speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Anne enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Anne hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Anne abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Geva's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 8 Acid flasks.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He usually wears his grey robe and has his shortbow always slung over his shoulder. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

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. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.