Description: She wears dull brown sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. 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: A powerful slaver made her what she is. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has worked as a Cartwright like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a greatsword, but if one is not available she will default to her club. She has done her best to style her green crest to look like a famous performer. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Performer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. Being a Performer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'1" and is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His rusty crest is heavily combed to the left. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Rose (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available she will default to her bow. Her dark red hair is long and unkept. She has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Through the years after Aym was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Aym's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Aym and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her bronze crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1400 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has amber eyes and a blue hat with a green feather.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He got into the Guard business at a young age. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 gp. Banded agate (7 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'8" and muscular, this northern man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise copper. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He became a Stylist soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This eastern woman wears a black shirt, with a yellow mid length skirt with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has brass crest. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bellfounder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to protect her home

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. He has moderate length purple hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

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 chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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. Thamuz fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.