Description: She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. She carries with her a set of crossbows, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Herleva 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 halfling compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear violet clothing when she does not wear armor, and is pretty ugly. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her golden hair is lengthy. She has green eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. 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. Jasmine took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up scythe and armor she uses now. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is short and red. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Wella enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Wella never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: He typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. His lavender fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a brown collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Hunter hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Hunter was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She likes to wear red tank tops with grey skirt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She has violet eyes and a red hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She takes great joy in being the best Blacksmith in town.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Blacksmith. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Job, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vistra grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Vistra. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 600 gp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).