Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a large tan jacket. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the east. A gifted student he started as a Crown-heir, but he got bored and became a Stableman. He struck the Stableman job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 2'9" and muscular, this southern woman is dressed in earthy colors with a red and green handkerchief worn on her right side. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Marigold was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her childhood dream was to be a Unemployed, but she was a colossal failure. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Marigold fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. The war was a terrible time for her, and Avelina does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. 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: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 gp.