Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a red armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down, and is pretty ugly. She wears her chestnut hair down. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her first spouse was a Armorer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She stands about 5'0" and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull red iron scale mail. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her purple hair down. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Uzza was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Uzza alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Painter for hire.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears a simple blue robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Efferil is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'3", this woman wears a green cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Orianna was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: This woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Bendoo abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat, and he perpetually has his ceremonial dagger ready. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Ûkbûk wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1100 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. He has no hair. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a Barkeep, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Dyer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Dyer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Dyer for hire.

Motivation: To be a Barkeep again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 80 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp. Zircon (60 gp).

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears his chestnut hair up. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.