Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a white tunic with yellow highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Burgell lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student he started as a Baker, but he got bored and became a Healer. He has worked as a Healer like his mother before him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 5000 sp. Black opal (1500 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His purple hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He bought a nunchaku and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing a long, red cloak. He wears his brown hair up. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady white eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is an amazing painter.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and revenge

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 160 gp.