Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a brown vest and prefers violet and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Herleva grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp. Citrine (50 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he very much looks the part of a Mason. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Arannis lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Everburning torch. 2 Thunderstones. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She is an epitome of beauty. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born in the east. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. 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: Hugolina hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Hugolina was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Architect but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Thervan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He found a children's book about a Elf Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. 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's in love; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black hair is cut short. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Borun embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: The child of a Bellfounder, who enjoyed hunting, Borun was taken on many hunting expeditions. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Actor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He became a Animal Trainer soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 120 gp. Jet (70 gp).