Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dustin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to dwarven people

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Racist. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Gormogord isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. Red spinel (90 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He has wavy black hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. A true patriot, Garl would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 6000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her beige fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Elegant was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Black star sapphire (400 gp). 1 Average lock. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears professional attire. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

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. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his flail with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 pp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Amber (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Jade (110 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Jade (110 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a pastel shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and black pants. She has dyed her greying beige fur a little too much giving a sharp beige color. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Aura was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Onyx (30 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He keeps his blue hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 16. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Now he works as a singing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.