Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'4". He wears a worn and beaten armor, and his gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Ozyman hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to be a crown-heir again

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 35000 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a tan costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Apothecary profession.

History: He got into the Shepherd business at a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He tends to his Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and balancing his hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Ratak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Barkeep. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She carries with her a set of hammers on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is content

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. He is baby faced.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Jocelyn was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 cp.

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 wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. She wears her blonde hair down. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. 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: Alain was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 9000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'9" when asserting herself. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her small yellow hat.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Mella was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Mella's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: 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; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

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 takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His childhood dream was to be a Barkeep, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.