Description: He is a mite stocky and wears dull blue sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed warhammer, just in case. His hair is golden and curly. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born into a rich family. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She got into the Soapmaker business at a young age. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Debt. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Fire opal (400 gp). Hematite (14 gp).

Description: Standing 5'6", this man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. 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 can speak with the recently deceased. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Akoth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Banker, but he got bored and became a Unemployed. Recently the stress of being a Unemployed has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 90000 cp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her broad tan hat.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Carlin took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up glaive and armor she uses now. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 35000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Painter but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Bricklayer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.