Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and carries halberds. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. The war was a terrible time for her, and Oriff does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Oriff was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Oriff was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oriff fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. 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: Egelina was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She keeps her long orange fur kept up in a rat tail. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Professionalism. Bonds: Religious, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears an entirely green suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Vapula hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Stableman they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Adventurer, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is golden and curly. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Brewer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a flail, but if one is not available she will default to her greatsword. With wild black hair. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears just a black suit. His blue hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a tan shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Fletcher. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and balancing her hectic life and new fletcher responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.