Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and bastard swords. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Sarai took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 sp. White pearl (130 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape and is in decent physical shape. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Manfred wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Cleric, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Body Guard but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the south to a Body Guard, Manfred learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Body Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1800 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His tied-back hair is white. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Beggar but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Oren has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Joker, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greatsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1700 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His tied-back hair is auburn. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a Butcher first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He struck the Butcher job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Reddlepop and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'11". He wears a yellow costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Bernard enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp.