Description: This tall, slender woman is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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, Cora is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears long strands of ruby and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her yellow fur is knotted and matted. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Hunter. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.

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 has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has slicked back brown hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Cook but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Torgga was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Cook. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Torgga fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a lance on his belt. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born in the south. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Priest

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

Possessions: 300 gp. Sard (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Hematite (4 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'0" and wears a red coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. She wears her auburn hair up. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

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

Possessions: 500 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Coral (120 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is an amazing painter.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has gray eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is dressed in an above average manner. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He takes great joy in being the best Barber in town.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barber work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barber work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Barber job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her ears are large.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She tends to her Assassin job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 gp. White opal (1100 gp). Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). Moss agate (10 gp).