Description: This northern woman tends to wear a large red jacket. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has wavy white hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and to be a unemployed again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born in the north. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

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 halfling compassion

Ideals: Joker, Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Coral (150 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 84. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She bought a glaive and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a worn and beaten armor. He has no hair. He has a dull look in his black eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Forcas has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 160 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: She usually wears her blue robe and has her scythe always slung over her shoulder, and she perpetually has her scythe ready. She has slicked back red hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Courier but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a green scarf. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Sensitive, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She is physically well-built. Her hair is silver and very short. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is dressed in an above average manner. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Gaaki was born with her mother's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1500 gp.