Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She found a children's book about a Halfling Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He likes to wear grey tank tops with black pants. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Job, Debt. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greatsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is auburn and very short. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His bronze crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a great chef.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is very fat, and is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is long and golden with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He has blue eyes and a white hat with a violet feather.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 sp.