Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Amber (100 gp).

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is portly but not overly obese. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She wears a tan vest and prefers green and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Jelenneth enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jelenneth studied abroad. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his white hair up. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bricklayer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Frug abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 60 gp. Red garnet (40 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her red hair is cut short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. 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 born in the east. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Emen never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and money/treasure

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. She has achieved small success as a Ruler.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears professional attire. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Red spinel (50 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His ears are large.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Fisher arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His first spouse was a Bowyer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 330 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Half-Plate.