Description: This man stands a little under 4'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His brown hair is still thick. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. After a long history of fighting, Rurik and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This northern woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is brown and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. 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. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her purple hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barkeep 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: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Terse, Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a brown Stetson hat and brown clothes. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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 is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 50 gp.