Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is very fat, and is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. He has red hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Guard but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gifted student he started as a Butcher, but he got bored and became a Guard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished man prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He uses divination through singing.

History: Shag lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student he started as a Mayor, but he got bored and became a Ruler. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He wears baggy white pantaloons and a tan scarf. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born in the west. His first spouse was a Tanner, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She wears her purple hair up. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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 she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Azurite (14 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear white tank tops with grey skirt, and is pretty ugly. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Georgina was born the youngest of three triplets. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is lengthy. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a pastel tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes, and is pretty ugly. He has done his best to style his cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed pastel hat.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Gardener born in the past three hundred years. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the north. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and doesn't want to be a gardener and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp.