Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Laborer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of a Slave Trader, who enjoyed hunting, Dell was taken on many hunting expeditions. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She usually wears her tan robe and has her quarterstaff always slung over her shoulder. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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 raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears green trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears a colorful flower in his brass crest. He wears a mask on his face.

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 is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 pp. Emerald (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull yellow iron scale mail, marred by sweets. His white hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She carries a battered sickle and tarnished axe as well. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pyntle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Rael embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Valanthe was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Jeweler. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2100 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).