Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, marred by chocolates. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ombul fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 120 pp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a red coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She has wavy red hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His beige fur is braided into rings. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in the west. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her broad white hat.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with black slacks. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He got into the Cartwright business at a young age. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Adrie was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She worked as a nervous Spy and found it very stressful. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Malachite (8 gp). White pearl (110 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a worn and beaten armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver crest is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Barber business.

History: Zykroff was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Debt, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 sp. Peridot (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Azurite (8 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a black and white handkerchief worn on her left side. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and morningstars. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Kansif hails from a village terrorized by orcs. 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'2" when asserting herself. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.