Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear flannel. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has shaved his head bald. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears dull grey sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed lance, just in case. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Pallabar is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Pallabar was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. She is baby faced.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Dee grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Dee. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 sp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she usually wears her black robe and has her pickaxe always slung over her shoulder. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Kasdeya enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Kasdeya was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.