Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a white vest and prefers pastel and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he 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. His gray fur is heavily combed to the right. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Five was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest 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 forest due to the painful memories there. Five took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up hammer and armor he uses now. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a white coat with violet slacks. She wears her black hair down. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Sumnes lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. Red garnet (60 gp).

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Roger was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Butcher and was forced into it by his family; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she dresses like a well dressed Dyer does. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Blossom was born with her mother's beautiful face. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, 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 drifted from career to career and currently works as a Dyer.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a mortician again

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Huru was born on a far eastern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Masseuse. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Shepherd. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. Her eyes are blue.

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 also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Avelina 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 has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she has a crush on the local armorer

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his left hand. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Uraim isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.