Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Matilda speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears dull tan sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed axe, just in case. She has a hunchback. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is mildly Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Drusilia was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Elf 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 220 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears his yellow fur up. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Tabaxi, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Now he works as a music tutor during his time off.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Silk rope. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Simple lock.

Description: An older man who wears a black shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is lengthy. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a blue scarf. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in the north to a Healer, Serpent learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Healer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1500 sp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has no hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He worked as a nervous Scribe and found it very stressful. He tends to his Scribe job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 290 gp. Coral (60 gp). Jet (60 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her white hair is singed and shortened. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Mardnab never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Insane. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp. Onyx (80 gp).