Description: He stands about 3'3" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in the south to a Fisher, Zook learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Fisher. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: Standing 6'1", this man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His crest is short and brass. His ears are large.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gifted student he started as a Body Guard, but he got bored and became a Unemployed. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Cockaby embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His 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 south to a Roofer, Cockaby learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with yellow slacks, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Herbalist but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is content; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and she perpetually has her crossbow ready. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel 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 is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Thea was born with her father's beautiful face. 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 drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a tan collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She carries with her a set of shields, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is content; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict, Mundane. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Flaws: Selfish, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Tawar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Tawar was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Racist, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This woman very much looks the part of a Blacksmith. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Blacksmith but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

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

Possessions: Just what you see.