Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has golden hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 500 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. Her tied-back hair is white. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Gurdis is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Gurdis was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Eleanor lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears just a white suit. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly quarterstaffs and maces. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Glûk enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the east to a Jeweler, Glûk learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Jeweler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Jeweler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Guardian, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Hematite (6 gp). Jade (110 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp).

Description: This woman wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a scimitar, but if one is not available she will default to her greataxe, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small brown clips. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Agatha wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Cleric, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (800 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Gardener who has hired her part-time. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Callybon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 west. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tattered old clothes. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp).