Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Portia is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Portia lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She found a children's book about a Halfling Warrior who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 10 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her warhammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Laborer for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Junk Dealer again; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available she will default to her whip. She has black hair. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bowyer. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 40000 cp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He uses divination through singing.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a white costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Superior lock.

Description: He is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats, and carries shortspears. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Efferil speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born to a Doctor, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has wavy blonde hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Knight arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: She wears a tan shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp. White pearl (110 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is in excellent shape and likes to wear grey tank tops with black skirt. Her auburn hair is cut short. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gifted student she started as a Farmer, but she got bored and became a Slave Trader. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 800 sp. Amber (100 gp).