Description: He is typically in his Dyer uniform. He is portly but not overly obese. His black crest is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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 a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Dyer.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new dyer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Azurite (5 gp). Jet (70 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Jade (70 gp). Rose (60 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her broad white hat.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a violet coat. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Mary speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and 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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. She has moderate length silver crest. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 cp. Blue quartz (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She keeps her brown fur in a pixie cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her blue hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She takes great joy in being the best Gardener in town.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ronobe grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ronobe. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Bloodstone (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Forgetful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1400 sp. Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is short and chestnut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down. His silver hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Performer profession.

History: Ortegar was born with his mother's beautiful face. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.