Description: This tall, slender woman dresses like a well dressed Miner does. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Beatrice was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her childhood dream was to be a Brewer, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Felosial was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Guardian. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His red hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is cut close to his head. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Kody was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Kody has worked very hard to control his curse. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 50 gp.