Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He has green eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Hoglik will drive conversation. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Extrovert, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and carries monstrous two handed axes. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a Stylist, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ovina 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 sp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Coral (80 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Assassin for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and balancing her hectic life and new assassin responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She has styled her copper crest well, parting it to the left. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Rezena lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 310 gp. Jade (70 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp).

Description: He wears a brown tunic with blue highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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 to a pair of adventurers, John grew up listening to his father's many stories. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. John grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did John. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2300 gp. 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 has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Engraver arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Hlin never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Shy, Selfish, Racist. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.