Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a red scarf. She is portly but not overly obese. With bright silver hair. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Juliana is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 120 gp. Citrine (70 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears dull red sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. Her white hair is cut short. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Her childhood dream was to be a Seamstress, but she was a colossal failure. She has worked as a Blacksmith like her mother before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

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

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a hunchback. Her tied-back hair is black. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Stylist they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Fisher, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fisher and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants, and is pretty ugly. She wears her brown hair down. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Phann was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Weaver. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1100 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 6'0" and wears a black coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. She has shaved her head bald. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Bounty Hunter like her mother before her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Religious, In love, Military, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 41000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and black robe with the hood down. Her hair is black and very short. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and a deep hatred of orcs

Flaws: Greedy, Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's in love

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears an entirely grey suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes and is in decent physical shape. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Alberich lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 380 gp.