Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears her silver hair down. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Wella isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 gp. Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'6" southern man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His rusty crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the south. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Patrin was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Eye agate (9 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Kelter hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 180 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'2" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is blonde and very short. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Tiaathque was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and carries warhammers. She has done her best to style her cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Drifting was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She bought a warhammer and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 6000 gp. Hematite (6 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Emerald (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.