Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 sp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Amber (140 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a tan costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Mumpena speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Mumpena lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Logical. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears tattered old clothes. She wears her auburn hair down. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Vani embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. White opal (800 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Rose (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 36000 sp. Amethyst (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white hair is lengthy. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length blue crest. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her parents enrolled her in a Fighter school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tatyan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her copper eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Quick liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is her passion.

Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp. White opal (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a brown collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of a Navigator, who enjoyed hunting, Harbek was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Harbek took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up morningstar and armor he uses now. He bought a morningstar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 gp. Hematite (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Jarana was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.