Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her dark red hair is matted, messy, and big. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Addict. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Alexandrite (200 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 wears a tan Stetson hat and tan clothes. She has shaved her head bald. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 7000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 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.

Description: This woman prefers to wear flannel. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Isabella took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up pickaxe and armor she uses now. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shipwright and was forced into it by her family; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 pp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a hunchback. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She uses divination through singing.

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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shax fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 8000 gp. Amethyst (60 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Sard (60 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Sard (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Pink diamond (3000 gp). Citrine (60 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her silver hair is wavy and long. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Jade (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Jade (100 gp). Rose (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Coral (100 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears dull white sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is an amazing painter.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Family, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 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 (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.