Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is typically in his Soapmaker uniform. His head has been shaved. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Soapmaker. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 140 pp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born in a small island village. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Addict. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

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

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a green coat with yellow slacks. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is obsessed with her god.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears a brown collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'7" when asserting himself. He has no fur. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2300 gp. Fire opal (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her brown hair is still thick. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Gynnie was born with her mother's beautiful face. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Weaver for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman wears a yellow vest and prefers white and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the north to a Merchant, Jacoba learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Jacoba was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Merchant. She became a Merchant soon after.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.