Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her black eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Vepar was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 10000 sp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Amber (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. After a long history of fighting, Urshar and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears green painted combat armor at almost all times, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Raam is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'8". He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has worked as a Banker like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 38000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a simple brown robe with violet stripes complete with hood. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her tied-back hair is silver. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Vonana was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Gold music box (2000 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: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is white and very short. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She bought a falchion and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 90 pp. Malachite (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Citrine (40 gp).

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears his golden hair up. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Full Plate.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a very tight haircut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. After months of barely getting by, Berrian managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.