Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears dull green sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed nunchaku, just in case. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brass crest. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Kaladan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Baker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and doesn't want to be a baker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Vaina hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

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. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Family, Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears long strands of ruby and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, marred by sweets. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Orla took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up club and armor she uses now. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 30 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants, marred by sweets. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He worked as a nervous Sculptor and found it very stressful. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and balancing his hectic life and new sculptor responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His tied-back hair is silver. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Muggrish was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). After a long history of fighting, Muggrish and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her broad violet hat.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Spice Merchant. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thiala grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Thiala. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and 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: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his golden hair down. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Frouse isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the south to a Shipwright, Ralf learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 sp.