Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Pikar studied abroad. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, 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. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blue crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Shedinn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a long, green cloak, and is pretty ugly. She has wavy red hair. Her white eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed green hat.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 190 pp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He bought a crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Banker

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

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her crest, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to brigands.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. Rose (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. Her green crest is thinning but still full. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a red shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and is pretty ugly. His hair is short and chestnut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 13000 sp. Azurite (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a dull look in her black eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vepar grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vepar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Vepar. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.