Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She got into the Map Maker business at a young age. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She has worked as a Map Maker like her mother before her.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Coral (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp).

Description: He wears bulky black painted plate armor, and he perpetually has his scimitar ready. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Thrak alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thrak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Gifted from a young age, Phann studied abroad. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her black crest is thinning but still full. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She struck the Junk Dealer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: Heian was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Heian was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a black coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His scarlet crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp.