Description: This man wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is braided into rings. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Being a Spice Merchant 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 will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Cynical, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His silver eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Forcas hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this northern man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 60. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Immeral reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is in excellent shape and very much looks the part of a Mayor. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mayor business.

History: Born in the south to a Mayor, Dynamic learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a white coat with tan slacks. His red fur is long and unkept. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He takes great joy in being the best Cartwright in town.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Cartwright. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She is greedy; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She is typically in her Baker uniform. She has yellow fur. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has achieved small success as a Baker.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new baker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Fire opal (700 gp).