Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'8". She wears a white tunic with grey highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. She has a very tight haircut. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Vani was born with her mother's beautiful face. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to protect her home

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Debt, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His tied-back hair is silver. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He found a children's book about a Elf Adept who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He usually wears his green robe and has his crossbow always slung over his shoulder. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 17000 cp. Silver pearl (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Thunderstones. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. She sports brown long hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a black armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 gp.