Description: This tall, slender woman dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. The war was a terrible time for her, and Emma does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Emma was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 30 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'0" and wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Taklinn was born the youngest of three triplets. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and doesn't want to be a laborer and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to protect her home

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 3000 gp. White opal (400 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a colorful flower in his green crest. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He got into the Masseuse business at a young age. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 sp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his spear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is short and brown. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Beggar and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp. Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a hunchback. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are violet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He takes great joy in being the best Glassblower in town.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He worked as a nervous Glassblower and found it very stressful. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Glassblower.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Hematite (5 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Blue diamond (5000 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a very tight haircut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Meriele liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She bought a sai and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 390 gp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She carries with her a set of shortbows on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Claira fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Shepherd they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Performer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 sp. Tourmaline (80 gp).