Description: A plain young-adult man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Nordak enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His childhood dream was to be a Bather, but he was a colossal failure. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His hair is golden and curly. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Hobart isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Hlin lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Hlin was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Spice Merchant. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 270 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 3'11" and muscular, this eastern woman very much looks the part of a Seamstress. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her childhood dream was to be a Shoemaker, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Shoemaker again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her bastard sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her tied-back hair is red. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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 Fisher. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Citrine (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this northern woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2200 sp.