Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. With wild red hair. She has gray eyes and a yellow hat with a red feather.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Matilda embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears long strands of amethyst and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His fur is short and brown. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 9000 sp. White opal (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. He wears his golden hair down. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Hoglik lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He has blue eyes and a tan hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She is physically well-built. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is an amazing painter.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Ostracized due to the druidic 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. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Sarai never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Standing 3'11", this man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 sp.