Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a red coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Chay was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His blue hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. The war was a terrible time for him, and Mantus does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mantus grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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. After a long history of fighting, Mantus and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has black crest. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Kriv alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a black vest and prefers grey and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has done her best to style her scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Meena enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Meena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Selfish, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His chestnut hair is still thick. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born in the south to a Sellsword, Tod learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and expand his business

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His scarlet crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He takes great joy in being the best Ploughman in town.

History: He was born in the north. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Ploughman. He has achieved small success as a Ploughman.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 17. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 800 sp.