Description: She dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'1" when asserting herself. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She got into the Ruler business at a young age. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has achieved small success as a Ruler.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 8000 gp. Pink pearl (70 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Jet (70 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Sard (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available he will default to his sword. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Einkil lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Bellfounder, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (10000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 800 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born into a rich family. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Sard (60 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Jade (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 3'4", this man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is baby faced.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He bought a axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rose (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). White pearl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1200 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and she perpetually has her hand crossbow ready. Her orange fur is thinning but still full. She has yellow eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Drifting abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and balancing her hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Sard (80 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).