Description: She is scrawny and has patchy green crest. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has a hunchback. Her long green crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She got into the Courier business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and to be a guard again

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2100 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has achieved small success as a Seamstress.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spice Merchant business.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 6000 sp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He dresses like a well dressed Shepherd does. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his long beige fur kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady yellow eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the west to a Shepherd, Tree learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Shepherd for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Bather again.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears an entirely blue suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has wavy white hair. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Korfel was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. A true patriot, Faral would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Faral liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He sports a flattop hair cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Clerebold's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a Guard, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp).