Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He carries a battered scimitar and tarnished dagger as well. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'8". He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a Mayor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Umpen lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mayor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mayor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Body Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Emerald grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Spice Merchant they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Farmer, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to protect her home

Flaws: Sensitive, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This northern man has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. His clothes are grease stained in places. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Fallond was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2000 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, brown shirt, and tan tie. With bright chestnut hair. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Georgina took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up warhammer and armor she uses now. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dean studied abroad. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 30 pp. Silver pearl (90 gp).

Description: He wears a grey coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; 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: Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this southern man wears tattered old clothes. His head has been shaved. His ears are large.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'2". She wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shortbow, but if one is not available she will default to her club. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length brass crest. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Through the years after Saphara was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Saphara's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork studded leather.