Description: This woman wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is red and very short. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His brass crest is singed and shortened. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Azzakh liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Buckler.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her crest is bronze and very short. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Perra lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This woman is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. 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: Liftrasa hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Rangrim enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: She tends to wear a red poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Roofer. She's also a talented Doctor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She's in love; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Mundane, Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a pastel coat. Her gray fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. Flask was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Flask decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 90 pp. Malachite (4 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a grey vest and prefers tan and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her parents enrolled her in a Rogue school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 130 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp).

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has done his best to style his bronze crest to look like a famous performer. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his top green hat.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born into a rich family. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2800 gp. Hematite (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Azurite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.