Description: This late middle aged man wears baggy white pantaloons and a blue scarf and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Traubon is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 3'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Bucklal alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is greedy

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp).

Description: An older man who wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, he is not a threatening figure. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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: Gunter was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 17000 cp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.