Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is physically well-built. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nyx was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Tabaxi compassion; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

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. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 sp.

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: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Gifted from a young age, Virra studied abroad. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Being a Spice Merchant kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. Her head has been shaved. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is an amazing painter.

History: Adelaide hails from a village terrorized by drow. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 30 gp. Jade (50 gp).

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her head has been shaved. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Heather is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When Heather reached her early adolescence her Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bather they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Butcher, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Slave, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His crest is cut close to his head. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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 in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He struck the Unemployed job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'11". He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze, and his gloved hand is found clutching a crossbow. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is an amazing painter.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. One day when Ghaliver was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Ghaliver was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants, and he perpetually has his morningstar ready. He has silver hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Fabien speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Fabien was born with his father's beautiful face. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.