Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His chestnut hair is still thick. He has amber eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 50 pp. Rose (70 gp). Jet (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

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. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Healer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Healer for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Military, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and she perpetually has her nunchaku ready. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Murgen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His crest is bronze, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: He was born into a rich family. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She tends to her Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and doesn't want to be a courier and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Golden pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has brown hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Reynard isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Reynard grew up listening to his father's many stories. He 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. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Locksmith and was forced into it by his family; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 sp.