Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'6" and wears baggy brown pantaloons and a blue scarf. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Cook, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: Standing 6'4", this woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her bronze crest is heavily combed to the left. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to get laid.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 30 gp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a white shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and pastel pants. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longswords and lances. She has shaved her head bald. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Harriet was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She found a children's book about a Halfling Warrior who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

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

Possessions: Violet garnet (1500 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He has moderate length dark red hair. He has a dull look in his black eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His first spouse was a Shepherd, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 gp. Hematite (14 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.