Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born in a small island village. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she tends to wear a large yellow jacket. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Knight who has hired her part-time. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Silaqui reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and a deep hatred of brigands

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her white crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born in the north. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He carries with him a set of halberds on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dragonborn activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dragonborn doctor. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is lean but muscular and typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His auburn hair is cut short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shepherd.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a white tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes, and is pretty ugly. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her cinnamon fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Ploughman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 270 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.