Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses like a well dressed Miner does. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Shamil was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 120 gp. White pearl (150 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Fisher. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 4000 cp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he very much looks the part of a Navigator. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Gormogord isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Gormogord was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Gormogord's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He tends to his Navigator job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Banker again.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 60 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Mella hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barrister hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to drow.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This southern man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has wavy white hair. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a great chef.

History: He was born in a small island village. Fibblestib was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Engraver. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His orange fur is heavily combed to the left. His ears are large.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. After coming to the age of reason, Aura took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His chestnut hair is cut short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tattered old clothes. His copper crest, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 63. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 cp. 3 Holy water.