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 armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She wears her red hair up. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Courier arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 40 gp. Tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Justin lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. 3 Smokesticks. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Holy water.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He is dressed in earthy colors with a red and white handkerchief worn on his left side. He has moderate length silver hair. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sailor. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is content; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Alvyn was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Alvyn never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, In love, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Obsidian (8 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.