Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Arumawann is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Arumawann was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Arumawann alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 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 fur is yellow and very short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. 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: Kite lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'5" and wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She got into the Cook business at a young age. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has worked as a Cook like her mother before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 18000 sp. White pearl (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this southern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 24. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 26000 cp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp).

Description: She is typically in her Miller uniform. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Miller for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 5000 sp. Eye agate (10 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Banded agate (10 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Nicor and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is short and auburn. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Nim is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Nim was born the youngest of three triplets. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her silver hair is well kept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Bilga alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 sp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.