Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Emotional, Mundane. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 8000 sp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She likes to wear red tank tops with white skirt. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Portia embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Her childhood dream was to be a Jeweler, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden pearl (60 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered red stockings and is in decent physical shape. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Performer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a great chef.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Recently the stress of being a Performer has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and balancing his hectic life and new performer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1200 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 60 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).