Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he usually wears his tan robe and has his morningstar always slung over his shoulder. His silver hair is cut short. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his feathered tan hat.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the east to a Tailor, Kipper learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses like a well dressed Fortune-teller does. His fur is lavender and very short. His eyes are yellow.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: The child of a Sailor, who enjoyed hunting, Pelt was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon 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 island due to the painful memories there. Pelt took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up crossbow and armor he uses now. He has achieved small success as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a sailor again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. 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 enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Eran alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and revenge

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He sports a flattop hair cut. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His first spouse was a Mortician, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her feathered white hat.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Paela was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is pastel, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She has moderate length red hair. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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 Beggar, Criella learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She became a Beggar soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The war was a terrible time for him, and Delg does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: An older man who dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is black and curly. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Trym is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Mortician mother left him crippled. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mortician they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Slave Trader, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.