Description: This woman wears dark leathers with embroidery, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born in the south. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has moderate length silver hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Bonds: Nature, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 20000 sp. Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has moderate length white hair. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Alain embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her white hair is still thick. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Ronobe was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp).