Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his golden hair up. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has achieved small success as a Shipwright.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a guard and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Coral (100 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her mace with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Merla will drive conversation. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Merla lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. She's also a talented Bounty Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She's in love; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. His hair is black and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Arannis 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: An older woman who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears an eyepatch.

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 terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Rose (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). White opal (800 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). White opal (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly quarterstaffs and shortspears. He has wavy bronze crest. He has gold eyes and a green hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bricklayer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bricklayer for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She tends to wear a large blue jacket. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 700 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 6'2". She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat, and her gloved hand is found clutching a whip. Her tied-back hair is golden. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Oolah grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her childhood dream was to be a Mortician, but she was a colossal failure. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Sailor for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and doesn't want to be a sailor and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1 Breastplate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ovak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 380 gp.