Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'2" when asserting herself. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in the north to a Detective, Kristryd learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, his mother struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Duergath and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. Pink pearl (40 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He very much looks the part of a Layabout. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He got into the Layabout business at a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Ivellios never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious, In love, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His beige fur is lengthy. His eyes are likewise yellow.

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 has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Aura was born the youngest of three triplets. Aura was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Barkeep. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She takes great joy in being the best Sculptor in town.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sculptor.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, tan cloak. He carries with him a set of longbows on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

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. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'0" and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cartwright and was forced into it by his family; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Greedy, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: White pearl (140 gp).