Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a blue shirt, with a yellow mid length shorts with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His ears are large.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Forcas hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Forcas was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: To be a Cook again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 900 gp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Coral (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His brown hair is lengthy. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Frug lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. Being a Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy bronze crest. He likes to wear tan tank tops with red pants. He has a hunchback. His bronze crest is long and unkept. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

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 spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. When Norkruuth reached his early adolescence his Dragonborn father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a glaive on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 gp. Rose (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.