Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has moderate length black hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 60000 cp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local bowyer

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Attractive, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 34000 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has black crest. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her first spouse was a Body Guard, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. He carries with him a set of halberds, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Râsh's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Râsh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her purple hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are black and beady.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Bune was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Bune decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she likes to wear white tank tops with blue skirt. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Gifted from a young age, Fistula studied abroad. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Pallabar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pallabar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He found a children's book about a Gnome Rogue who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Simple lock.