Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His hair is short and white. His green eyes dart from person to person.

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. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Chad was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He struck the Miller job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 60 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Farmer; and he's in love

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his trident, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mortician.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Soapmaker does, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'1" when asserting herself. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Engong isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her childhood dream was to be a Cook, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to be a cook again

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

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

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a large tan jacket. He carries a battered sword and tarnished sickle as well. He has wavy white hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His childhood dream was to be a Sage, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'6". She wears bulky green painted plate armor, and her gloved hand is found clutching a hand crossbow. Her copper crest is matted, messy, and big. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Farideh studied abroad. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she dresses like a well dressed Bellfounder does. Her bronze crest is still thick. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She is a Bellfounder first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. 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 now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bellfounder responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 20 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp).

Description: She has a missing right leg. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Vani embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. After a long history of fighting, Vani and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.