Description: She wears a simple red robe with black stripes complete with hood, and she perpetually has her spear ready. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born in the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Merla's homeland. Merla decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 160 gp. Amethyst (150 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She got into the Crown-heir business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Stylist, but she was a colossal failure. She became a Crown-heir soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and doesn't want to be a crown-heir and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is portly but not overly obese. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature spear.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2000 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She carries a battered scimitar and tarnished greatsword as well. Her hair is silver and curly. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bendoo grew up listening to her father's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her red hair is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Maynild was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Jocelyn was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Stableman. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 sp. Carnelian (70 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Knight. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Religious, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 80 gp.