Description: This man usually wears his white robe and has his scythe always slung over his shoulder, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Tailor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hupe grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Hupe. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'1" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His purple hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Gifted from a young age, Cairn studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Cairn took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Golden pearl (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Coral (50 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse, Insane. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 80 pp. Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1200 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).