Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Baker; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her crest is rusty and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. 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 the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His golden hair is lengthy. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she tends to wear a large white jacket. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'4". She is dressed in an above average manner. She keeps her long scarlet crest kept up in a rat tail. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new healer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her fur is short and red. Her eyes are likewise copper. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Quick embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Quick was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a barber again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 140 pp. Red spinel (160 gp). Rose (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).

Description: Standing 5'1", this man is typically in his Engraver uniform. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gifted student he started as a Knight, but he got bored and became a Engraver. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a knight again

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: 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; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Geva was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Barkeep. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 20 pp.