Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 30 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: She wears a simple white robe with red stripes complete with hood. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Optimist, Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Rosamund was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has achieved small success as a Interpreter.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has no hair. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He takes great joy in being the best Cook in town.

History: Oppleby was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and yellow handkerchief worn on her right side. She carries with her a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise amber.

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 does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Extrovert. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.