Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Alain's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Alain hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Alain was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 22000 cp. Sard (50 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. His blonde hair is long and unkept. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Naeris never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She wears a white wide-brimmed hat and white clothes. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Pearl reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. 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. Pearl fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Mella wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Wizard, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in the west to a Glassblower, Vanuath learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His crest is black, silky, and of moderate length. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Ildrex hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 380 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his small yellow hat.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Erdan was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. After coming to the age of reason, Mindartis took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has achieved small success as a Courier.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp.