Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

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

Description: This woman wears a blue tunic with grey highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She got into the Interpreter business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Interpreter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Interpreter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 290 pp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His tied-back hair is silver. His ears are large.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Galinndan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Bookbinder, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her crest is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this western woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her white hair is singed and shortened. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Black opal (400 gp). White opal (400 gp). White pearl (160 gp).

Description: He has a missing left leg. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. A true patriot, Morg would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears professional attire. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Mantus wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.