Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries a battered longsword and tarnished halberd as well. He has moderate length white hair. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Kelter hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Healer for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a server again

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born in the south. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has wavy golden hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Zûmug was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. When Zûmug reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His yellow fur is braided into rings. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Elegant was born with his father's beautiful face. 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Sard (50 gp). Moss agate (14 gp).

Description: She wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly axes and shortbows. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 40 pp. Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat and is in decent physical shape. His bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Dadalan was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears dull brown sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed spear, just in case. She has wavy orange fur. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered dire rats who tried to eat her hand. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Gale was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2100 gp.