Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair is cut short. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ahlyssa 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 Ahlyssa. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He carries with him a set of hammers on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He wears his blonde hair down. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 43. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Gifted from a young age, Varis studied abroad. His first spouse was a Architect, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'1". She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A freak accident while working with her Detective mother left her crippled. She has never given up on her singing dream.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Rose (50 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Direcris hails from a village terrorized by giants. His first spouse was a Apothecary, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He is portly but not overly obese. He has red hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Thorpe isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thorpe 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 Thorpe. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 5000 sp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). White opal (500 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Red spinel (100 gp).