Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Insane. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a Engraver, her father struggled to pay the bills. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 sp. Golden pearl (60 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a pastel costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His yellow fur is braided into rings. His ears are large.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sweet was born the youngest of three triplets. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has blue eyes and a grey hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Gaaki is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Stableman profession.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. After coming to the age of reason, Gaaki took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bowyer for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has wavy white hair. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Tomph was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An older man who wears a grey coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a Sellsword, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Insane. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 120 pp.