Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black crest. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with blue slacks. He has a hunchback. He has done his best to style his black crest to look like a famous performer. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. 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: Nykkan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She has blue eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Scribe but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She got into the Scribe business at a young age. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Actor again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Iolite (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull brown iron scale mail. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Cumpen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Fortune-teller again; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Synthrin is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the south were limited. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 60 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.