Description: This late middle aged woman wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed monstrous two handed axe, just in case and is in decent physical shape. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Neega alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is greedy; and many brigands want her driven away

Flaws: Terse, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Moonstone (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has wavy white hair. She has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a green feather.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. A true patriot, Claira would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. She has worked as a Mercenary like her mother before her.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 380 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this northern woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, black shirt, and green tie. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He wears his chestnut hair down. His ears are large.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Felgrat was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this western man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Manfred grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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 daughter.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her first spouse was a Performer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a brown top hat and brown clothes. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in the south to a Sculptor, Don learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Don liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new sculptor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Huru has worked very hard to control her curse. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.