Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears dull grey sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed spear, just in case. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears her white hair up. She has green eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Opinionated. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This light-skinned female wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Diesa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'9". He wears a black collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. After coming to the age of reason, Akmen took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has a very tight haircut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Blossom grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Sard (20 gp). Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is blue and very short. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1500 gp. Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp).

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished shortspear as well. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His ears are large.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

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. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. After a long history of fighting, Hirrathak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Black star sapphire (700 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Sard (80 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She usually wears her black robe and has her falchion always slung over her shoulder. She has chestnut hair. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Engraver arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she is greedy

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: 6'6" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears baggy black pantaloons and a tan scarf. She wears her silver crest down. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Gilkass was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Spy. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.