Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'2". She wears a red shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and tan pants. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. 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 Fortune-teller. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His fur is yellow and curly. His copper eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Emerald (1300 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. To her fellows she 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: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Emmeline was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She is physically well-built. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'0" and wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gildmak embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, 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 keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. She is baby faced.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Jasmine was born the youngest of three triplets. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered gnolls who tried to eat her hand. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's in love; and an old rival family wants her found

Bonds: Enemies, Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Moss agate (7 gp). Sard (20 gp). Coral (150 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Quelenna was born with her father's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Coral (130 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Full Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Norsko lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp).