Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. She has shaved her head bald. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She bought a halberd and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'5". She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is short and golden. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Lia was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp).

Description: This woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has chestnut hair. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed grey hat.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Merchant and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Citrine (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears baggy white pantaloons and a red scarf. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Stannor was born the youngest of three triplets. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and doesn't want to be a painter and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Jade (160 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Jade (160 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a green tunic with blue highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. He keeps his bronze crest in a pixie cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and balancing his hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Coral (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, black cloak. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Vepar reached her early adolescence her Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Bowyer; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 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.