Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears long strands of sapphire and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He got into the Cook business at a young age. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. After months of barely getting by, Kellen 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 is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She has a missing right 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. She wears her cinnamon fur up. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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 share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jasmine embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'9". She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has moderate length blue hair. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Markosian studied abroad. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fletcher.

Motivation: Expand her business; and doesn't want to be a fletcher and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She carries with her a set of pickaxes on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. Her crest is bronze and curly. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She carries a battered longbow and tarnished spear as well. Her hair is silver and curly. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Tourmaline (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Emotional, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has no fur. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born into a rich family. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Rose (70 gp). White pearl (140 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A freak accident while working with her Bricklayer mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. Jet (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Citrine (30 gp).