Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a black small hat and black clothes. He wears his black hair up. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born in a small forest village. Az-Rans liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has done his best to style his rusty crest to look like a famous performer. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He worked as a nervous Merchant and found it very stressful. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 160 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and she perpetually has her quarterstaff ready. She has wavy white hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is her passion; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts, and is pretty ugly. His copper crest is thinning but still full. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Norkruuth reached his early adolescence his Dragonborn mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in a small desert village. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon 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. Quarion took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up trident and armor he uses now. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. With bright silver hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses like a well dressed Bather does. Her white hair is thinning but still full. She has white eyes and a black hat with a red feather.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nija studied abroad. Her childhood dream was to be a Fortune-teller, but she was a colossal failure. She struck the Bather job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has moderate length black hair. She has black eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Gifted from a young age, Rieta studied abroad. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 26000 sp. Citrine (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: Breena is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has a crush on the local laborer

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Chain shirt.