Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears tattered old clothes. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Zircon (40 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears a simple brown robe with white stripes complete with hood. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He takes great joy in being the best Bookbinder in town.

History: Don was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Bookbinder and found it very stressful. He struck the Bookbinder job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 60 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears a red coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head, marred by beers. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Cora was raised in a hard working conservative environment. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Slave, Job, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.