Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an entirely black suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Altho embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing a long, tan cloak. His tied-back hair is golden. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's in love; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Ur-Masi was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He carries a battered warhammer and tarnished kukri as well. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length red hair. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Jeweler. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Seamstress profession.

History: Born to a Seamstress, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Gomory alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

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

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Alexandrite (200 gp).