Description: He is a husky man, who tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His childhood dream was to be a Animal Trainer, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Animal Trainer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Amber (140 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Jet (140 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a pastel vest and prefers yellow and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and is pretty ugly. His fur is cinnamon and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Amber (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 gp. White opal (700 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Rose (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Jacinth (6000 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Sard (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. He has white hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alberich fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 11000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Emeny enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She bought a quarterstaff and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 11000 gp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a shortbow on her belt. She has moderate length copper crest. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born into a rich family. Biri liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 pp. Sard (80 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her hair is black and very short. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Gifted from a young age, Therlin studied abroad. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 15000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Major magic item.