Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is content

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a shortspear on his belt. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in the west to a Fletcher, Alexandre learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Fletcher for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Fletcher responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor 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.