Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'2". He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortbow. His golden hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Howard grew up listening to his father's many stories. Howard abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She keeps her beige fur in a flapper bob. Her eyes are copper and beady.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Spice Merchant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 2200 gp. Amethyst (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mason, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Ridaro took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up scythe and armor she uses now. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and human compassion

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears just a yellow suit. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 takes great joy in being the best Knight in town.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Knight. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Knight for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Geva was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Brewer who has hired him part-time. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Carter. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 230 pp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His silver hair is braided into rings. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. One day when Ombul was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Ombul was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 pp. White opal (1400 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.