Description: She is lean but muscular and wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Roofer and was forced into it by her family; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with black slacks. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Rurik hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). 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: He is greedy; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp).

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this eastern man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. He has gray eyes and a white hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 gp. Banded agate (7 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Alexandrite (500 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a simple blue robe with black stripes complete with hood. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Bellfounder. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She became a Bellfounder soon after.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 sp. Hematite (14 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she usually wears her violet robe and has her longbow always slung over her shoulder. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, 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. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is content

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Ermina is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect her home

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, In love, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp).