Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Heward enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Heward and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has done her best to style her beige fur to look like a famous performer. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Family, Guardian. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Peridot (60 gp).

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. Her black crest is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing a long, yellow cloak. He has shaved his head bald. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Roofer business.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Hubert was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Roofer. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his blonde hair up. His ears are large.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently the stress of being a Sage has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult; and to get a good night's sleep

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

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and black handkerchief worn on her right side. She keeps her blue crest in a pixie cut. She has red eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Peridot (60 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she tends to wear a large green jacket, and is pretty ugly. Her red crest is smooth and relatively long. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was taken from her home at a very young age. After a long history of fighting, Mijira and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.