Description: This slender man stands about 4'8". He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Jet (120 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Rose (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Peren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sailor and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Drusilia was born with her father's beautiful face. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Drusilia never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His long purple hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 10000 gp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His hair is black and very short. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Uthemar is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He uses divination through singing.

History: Uthemar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Farmer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Farmer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. White opal (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Amber (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Jet (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She is an epitome of beauty. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Jade (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Rose (40 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Jet (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a blue shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and green pants. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Igden was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Herbalist. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.