Description: She is a mite stocky and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has done her best to style her white crest to look like a famous performer. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Doctor they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Mercenary, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 70 gp. Rose (30 gp).

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a dagger on his belt. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 97. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He takes great joy in being the best Bookbinder in town.

History: Hûra hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She likes to wear violet tank tops with white skirt. She has no hair. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in the north to a Priest, Hadwisa learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Healer, but she was a colossal failure. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Priest for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Healer again.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length blue crest. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He is physically well-built. His hair is short and blonde. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Paggen was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has wavy golden hair. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Emeny was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She tends to wear a large pastel jacket. Her fur is orange and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are copper.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born in the east. Tree was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Actor. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). 3 Antitoxin. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A 5'7" western woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a quarterstaff on her belt. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Millicent fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 900 sp. Amethyst (50 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Traubon was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Traubon has worked very hard to control his curse. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp. Onyx (20 gp).