Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a simple red robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. He has no hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Through the years after Damien was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Damien's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and elven compassion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist, Disease. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Hugolina's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. A true patriot, Hugolina would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hugolina studied abroad. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Hugolina was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Adventurer for the past few years.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Job, Debt. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 30 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His orange fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise copper.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Kite's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She dresses like a well dressed Mayor does. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the west to a Mayor, Mara learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. After coming to the age of reason, Mara took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp).

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly ceremonial daggers and hammers. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born in a small desert village. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 290 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: He wears bulky white painted plate armor. He carries with him a set of crossbows, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His head has been shaved. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Tabaxi compassion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1200 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he usually wears his brown robe and has his pickaxe always slung over his shoulder. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His first spouse was a Seamstress, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Seamstress they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Scribe, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). 2 Antitoxin. 7 Acid flasks. 2 Antitoxin. 2 Holy water.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'10". He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze, and his gloved hand is found clutching a ceremonial dagger. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Marbas alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion.

Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.