Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a grey vest and prefers blue and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His black hair is braided into rings. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Sculptor, his father struggled to pay the bills. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Shanairla enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 600 pp. Banded agate (6 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Eida enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Eida lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Layabout and was forced into it by her family; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a red tunic with grey highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He became a Stableman soon after.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, yellow shirt, and blue tie. Her silver hair is well kept. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Cynical, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Boddynock hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and balancing his hectic life and new barkeep responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.