Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is portly but not overly obese. His fur is black, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 gp. Sard (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her crest, while still mostly copper, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. A true patriot, Raiann would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Average lock.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His gold crest is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Justice, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a violet scarf, and carries hammers. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his youth he was a Bricklayer, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and carries longbows. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: The child of a Ruler, who enjoyed hunting, Bolhild was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her childhood dream was to be a Ruler, but she was a colossal failure. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fletcher for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1900 sp.