Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His silver crest is greasy and uncared for. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

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

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 49. 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. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length green crest. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Heskan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has a crush on the local banker

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 90 gp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'3" and wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. She has auburn hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. 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 Slave Trader. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Good lock.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Faral is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her feathered black hat.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is an amazing painter.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Damaia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her first spouse was a Scribe, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 70 gp. Jade (160 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She has done her best to style her lavender fur to look like a famous performer. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

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. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His silver hair is cut short. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Grom fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people; and dragonborn compassion

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Racist. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1 Healer’s kit.