Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a grey wide-brimmed hat and grey clothes. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Rose (30 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'10" and wears an entirely black suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She worked as a nervous Blacksmith and found it very stressful. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears just a black suit, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Engong hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, goblins burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 130 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'1" and prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered grey hat.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Map Maker they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Miller, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His copper crest is smooth and relatively long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the south were limited. Being a Carter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a yellow armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spy. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He got into the Spy business at a young age. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spy for hire.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He carries a battered warhammer and tarnished falchion as well. His head has been shaved. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp.