Description: This woman is very fat, and has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her tied-back hair is red. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Emma was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Addict. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a black coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His gold crest is singed and shortened. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Gardener responsibilities is difficult; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Alexandrite (700 gp).

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a brown vest and prefers red and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Fallthra was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Healer and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 pp. Jet (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Amber (150 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). White pearl (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a white costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. With wild brown hair. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She tends to her Bather job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bather responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: In love, Has a crush, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His scarlet crest is smooth and relatively long. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp).