Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 45000 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His orange fur is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. At a young age his mother died while driving off some giants. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in trident use. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Solid gold idol (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her ears are large.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Shepherd. Claira is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and doesn't want to be a shepherd and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears tattered old clothes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His golden hair is still thick. His eyes are violet.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Solomon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 220 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a green cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings and is in decent physical shape. She wears a colorful flower in her copper crest. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kadana grew up listening to her mother's many stories. A gifted student she started as a Sculptor, but she got bored and became a Farmer. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Farmer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: To protect her home; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Hematite (14 gp).