Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her head has been shaved. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. 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: Nora hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Nora was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 270 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears white trousers with tan and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has chestnut hair. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

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 is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His childhood dream was to be a Tanner, but he was a colossal failure. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 sp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is physically well-built. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gynnie embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Gynnie was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Gynnie and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 350 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bows and swords. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Beiro lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. Being a Locksmith kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Family, Debt. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. Coral (80 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her scarlet crest is thinning but still full. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. 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 Masseuse. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Malachite (6 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is typically in her Server uniform. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She's also a talented Slave Trader, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Server

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

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Stableman and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 80 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp).