Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is portly but not overly obese. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'4". He wears bulky green painted plate armor. He has moderate length white hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is greedy; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a simple white robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Rose (70 gp).

Description: Standing 6'1", this man is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gifted student he started as a Architect, but he got bored and became a Barkeep. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.