Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. She wears her blonde hair down. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a Scribe, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: He wears an entirely green suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He carries with him a set of longbows on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Qemuel abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

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

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, white shirt, and black tie. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She takes great joy in being the best Baker in town.

History: She got into the Baker business at a young age. Through the years after Andraste was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Andraste's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently the stress of being a Baker has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 2'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is red and very short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 210 pp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. After a long history of fighting, Alice and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a long, black cloak. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Ghash was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Tanner. He has achieved small success as a Tanner.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 30 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: An older man who has the majority of his body covered in plate, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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. Druuk is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Druuk grew up listening to his father's many stories. His first spouse was a Spy, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Antitoxin. 3 Thunderstones. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the left. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.