Description: She is a husky woman, who has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a Bellfounder first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2000 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Jet (80 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'4". She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 12000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 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). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 6000 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Coral (140 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Jet (140 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. With wild chestnut hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mercenary who has hired her part-time. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Blossom was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Religious, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is physically well-built. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Mara is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Mara has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To protect her home; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Amber (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She hates Gnomes with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 12000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Rose (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Jade (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Sard (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.