Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her black hair is well kept. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born in the south. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Vorka's homeland. Vorka decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vorka fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is greedy; and many goblins want her driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. 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: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman usually wears her pastel robe and has her whip always slung over her shoulder, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her gray fur in a pixie cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. A freak accident while working with her Carter father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1800 gp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp).

Description: An older man who is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is a Courier first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Courier. Recently the stress of being a Courier has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Forgetful, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Through the years after Manea was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Manea's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a fancy grey dress. Her chestnut hair is cut short. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Therlin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is content; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a nunchaku on her belt. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Flask lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Flask fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. Deep green spinel (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.