Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nelkin studied abroad. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. Amethyst (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large black jacket. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scythes and ceremonial daggers. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 50 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her childhood dream was to be a Jeweler, but she was a colossal failure. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Unemployed responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a fancy red suit. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bookbinder business.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ulfgar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting orcs, the young Ulfgar began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a green coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She has styled her bronze crest well, parting it to the right. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Nala is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2300 gp.