Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly clubs and spears. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Rich, Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a black vest and prefers white and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and is pretty ugly. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He has red eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a brown deerstalker hat and brown clothes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair is singed and shortened. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 21000 sp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is typically in his Ploughman uniform. His blue hair is braided into rings. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a Spy, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She carries with her a set of sais, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vani studied abroad. In her youth she was a Shoemaker, 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. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Hubert speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His first spouse was a Herbalist, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 130 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'0" and prefers to wear flannel. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His silver crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Layabout mother left him crippled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bookbinder and was forced into it by his family; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1800 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is physically well-built. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.