Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Mella was born with her father's beautiful face. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Halfling compassion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His head has been shaved. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She has a very tight haircut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Gifted from a young age, Theirastra studied abroad. Her parents enrolled her in a Adept school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Laborer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a mayor again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 350 gp.