Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Amber (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has wavy brown fur. His eyes are copper.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Emerald is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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 has passion for adventuring and risk; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and is pretty ugly. She has done her best to style her yellow fur to look like a famous performer. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Racist. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Jade (140 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Lamlis was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has slicked back black hair. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Creega was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Passionate, Joker. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Myria lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Courier; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Family, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.