Description: This man wears a yellow collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a Dyer, his father struggled to pay the bills. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Moonstone (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a brown coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Thodris is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the west. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'5". He wears brown trousers with red and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and his gloved hand is found clutching a monstrous two handed axe. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. He is baby faced.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Tanner arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A freak accident while working with his Interpreter father left him crippled. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this northern man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears his golden hair down. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After months of barely getting by, Latbag 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a violet costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Robert took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up club and armor he uses now. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Banded agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His lavender fur is knotted and matted. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Bardryn is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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: Bardryn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is an epitome of beauty. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Rolen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp).