Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears her auburn hair down. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Mercenary, but she was a colossal failure. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

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

Possessions: 10 pp. Azurite (8 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a crossbow on his belt. He wears his golden hair up. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has shaved her head bald. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. His red hair is cut short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Robert fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has moderate length blonde hair. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Baker father left him crippled. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Mundane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.