Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. His tied-back hair is red. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. Mindartis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Mindartis was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A 6'3" western woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her ears are large.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and black handkerchief worn on her right side. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. 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 blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Through the years after Rinn was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Rinn's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear flannel. He has a very tight haircut. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Vlorn was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Cleric, 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 Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Vlorn abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Deep green spinel (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.