Description: He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has black hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His childhood dream was to be a Bellfounder, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: This man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His hair is black and curly. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, grey cloak, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'0" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He has brown eyes and a grey hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her yellow fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her copper eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 110 pp. Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Slave, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp).