Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 sp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Amber (140 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a tan costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Mumpena speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Mumpena lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Logical. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears tattered old clothes. She wears her auburn hair down. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Vani embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. White opal (800 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Rose (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 36000 sp. Amethyst (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white hair is lengthy. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.