Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has gray eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents were killed by drow in a raid when he was still a young child. The drow captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her crest is rusty and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the north to a Carter, Aasathra learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Through the years after Aasathra was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Aasathra's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She became a Carter soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Agnes lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 sp. Malachite (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who has the majority of his body covered in plate. His scarlet crest, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He struck the Fortune-teller job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Sard (60 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Sard (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He got into the Banker business at a young age. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has worked as a Banker like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new banker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Gynnie speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Valanthe isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. His dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His ears are large.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Balam was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Healer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp).

Description: Standing 5'1", this man wears skinny pants and wears a white and pastel robe with the hood down. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Cartwright who has hired him part-time. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.