Description: This tall, slender man dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with green slacks. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Terse. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Amethyst (150 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by lycanthropy.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and tends to wear a large green jacket. He wears a colorful flower in his black crest. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gifted student he started as a Spy, but he got bored and became a Mason. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp).

Description: 2'11" and muscular, this southern woman wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She has chestnut hair. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Merla isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. 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. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1300 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Tordrid was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Guard. After a long history of fighting, Tordrid and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this western man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Wymar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Onyx (40 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Armara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Bookbinder, but she got bored and became a Gardener. She tends to her Gardener job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.