Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bertram grew up listening to his father's many stories. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'8" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is long and red with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Tourmaline (160 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Shedinn was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. White opal (600 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a yellow broad hat and yellow clothes. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Spice Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Weaver, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with pastel slacks. He carries with him a set of greataxes on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He wears a white costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Baker. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has a hunchback. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is scarred and worn.

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 claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red hair is lengthy. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3100 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp).

Description: This southern man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Gardain's homeland. Gardain decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 40 gp.