Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has black hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ûshbaka fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His hair is long and black with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born in the east. He worked as a nervous Junk Dealer and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 260 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is cut close to his head. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, green shirt, and grey tie. She wears her white hair down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Callie embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Callie was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, marred by teas. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He got into the Crown-heir business at a young age. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. He tends to his Crown-heir job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her ceremonial dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her dark red hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Courier. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Markosian was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Courier. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This western woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, green shirt, and yellow tie. Her clothes are grease stained in places. With bright black hair. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a Mortician, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her childhood dream was to be a Mortician, but she was a colossal failure. She has worked as a Brewer like her father before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Emotional, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp).