Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a hammer on his belt. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hammers and falchions. He keeps his long blue hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. 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 has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her fur, while still mostly orange, has prominent grey streaks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 sp. Tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Oriax is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. Jet (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her first spouse was a Armorer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. After a long history of fighting, Williamina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a tan scarf. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Panana was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Job, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'9". He dresses like a well dressed Performer does, and his gloved hand is found clutching a bastard sword. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His childhood dream was to be a Brewer, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Performer.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 3 Acid flasks. 3 Thunderstones. 2 Holy water.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is typically in her Herbalist uniform. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Dagnal will drive conversation. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His auburn hair is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Jabbie isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jabbie grew up listening to his father's many stories. Jabbie was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Sailor. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.