Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Dara has worked very hard to control her curse. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 110 gp. Iolite (30 gp).

Description: A 3'2" northern woman, she wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

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 has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She worked as a nervous Blacksmith and found it very stressful. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 350 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He wears his black hair up. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat, and is pretty ugly. She has moderate length white hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to protect her home

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a violet tunic with yellow highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears her silver hair up. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Drusilia wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the east to a Tanner, Drusilia learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a very tight haircut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Enialis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: This malnourished woman prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Sailor. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and expand her business

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'4" when asserting herself. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vaina studied abroad. 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. Being a Barber kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 sp. Rose (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Gynk was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has worked as a Tailor like her mother before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Tailor responsibilities is difficult; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 700 sp.