Description: An older woman who is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather, she is not a threatening figure. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her ears are large.

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. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Stableman mother left her crippled. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears long strands of jet and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, marred by chocolates. He has a very tight haircut. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man wears a white top hat and white clothes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Roofer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born into a rich family. Purban abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and balancing his hectic life and new roofer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1200 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a simple blue robe with tan stripes complete with hood. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Lorilla lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her youth she was a Mortician, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lorilla fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Weaver and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has done his best to style his scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Mehen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 16000 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She has shaved her head bald. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

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

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 gp. Fire opal (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her head has been shaved. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Servant. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gifted student she started as a Painter, but she got bored and became a Servant. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Robbie lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 9000 gp. Coral (90 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Sard (30 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Rose (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.