Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Akra was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Doctor, but she got bored and became a Miner. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is silver and very short. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Susannah was born the youngest of three triplets. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Cartwright they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Painter, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Gifted from a young age, Cecily studied abroad. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Cecily has worked very hard to control her curse. After a long history of fighting, Cecily and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'3". He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He has moderate length auburn hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in the north. He found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4 Thunderstones.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a white vest and prefers violet and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Barfa took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up hammer and armor he uses now. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: 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; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a green Stetson hat and green clothes. Her blue hair is lengthy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She takes great joy in being the best Cartwright in town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: To be a Stableman again; and balancing her hectic life and new cartwright responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a sickle, but if one is not available she will default to her warhammer. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Dilettante. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the south to a Dilettante, Agnes learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 cp. Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'10" when asserting himself. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is a Barkeep first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He got into the Barkeep business at a young age. One day when Ohr was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Ohr was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barkeep responsibilities is difficult; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair is cut short. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.