Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her golden hair is cut short. Her ears are large.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Enna was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. He has red hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Guard but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gifted student he started as a Butcher, but he got bored and became a Guard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished man prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He uses divination through singing.

History: Shag lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student he started as a Mayor, but he got bored and became a Ruler. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He wears baggy white pantaloons and a tan scarf. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born in the west. His first spouse was a Tanner, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She wears her purple hair up. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Azurite (14 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear white tank tops with grey skirt, and is pretty ugly. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Georgina was born the youngest of three triplets. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is lengthy. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a pastel tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes, and is pretty ugly. He has done his best to style his cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed pastel hat.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Gardener born in the past three hundred years. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the north. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and doesn't want to be a gardener and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp.