Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull violet iron scale mail. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Bûth was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Adept, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch. 3 Thunderstones. 8 Acid flasks.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull grey iron scale mail. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Dalaba took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a blue scarf. His tied-back hair is red. His eyes are violet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: 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; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. She sports red long hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Red spinel (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear flannel. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has brown eyes and a tan hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She got into the Dyer business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Fortune-teller, but she got bored and became a Dyer. She's also a talented Fortune-teller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Malachite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears just a grey suit, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Cecily never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Halfling compassion.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 sp. Blue quartz (10 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a hunchback. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Simple lock.