Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His childhood dream was to be a Priest, but he was a colossal failure. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job, Guardian, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep green spinel (80 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the south to a Bounty Hunter, Nedda learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She struck the Bounty Hunter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears suspenders and violet workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. His hair is golden and very short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Fletcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fletcher work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Fletcher like his father before him.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. He has shaved his head bald. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Apothecary business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Paelias abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 20000 cp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An older woman who wears tattered old clothes, she is not a threatening figure. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gale grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She's also a talented Cook, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her club with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a colorful flower in her red crest. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Ruloth was born with her mother's beautiful face. When Ruloth reached her early adolescence her Dragonborn mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1200 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a great chef.

History: Arannis was born with his father's beautiful face. 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 left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Rose (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Iolite (70 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 white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 360 pp.