Description: She stands about 4'11" and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has done her best to style her brown fur to look like a famous performer. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insane, Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 pp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'4" northern man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His face is scarred and worn.

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. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Dharg lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (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 (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a green vest and prefers yellow and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her bronze crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Gilkass was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Poor, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 500 pp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Geoffrey fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 pp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Amber (70 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp).

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born in the west to a Dyer, Bardryn learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Bardryn 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 drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scythe.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Malachite (6 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Jade (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Attractive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Rose (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Brottor is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Brottor enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Brottor was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 pp. Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Sard (20 gp).