Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. With wild silver hair. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gynnie embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting brigands, the young Gynnie began to lead the lost caravan. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 140 gp. Jasper (70 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her yellow eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the west to a Armorer, Shadow learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Expand her business; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His hair is brown and very short. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Gimûb was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Cleric, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Cleric who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly falchions and axes. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears a mask on his face.

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: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 900 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly swords and quarterstaffs. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson yellow hat.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His brown fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Windy's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Windy and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Chalcedony (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, brown shirt, and tan tie. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears bulky grey painted plate armor. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Thoradin will drive conversation. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barrister hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Jarsali was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has worked as a Courier like her father before her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Religious, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.