Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her black hair is still thick. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed red hat.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Jo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Tourmaline (50 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. Naivara abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears dull brown sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed dagger, just in case. Her lavender fur is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Sun was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 gp. Star ruby (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Rose (20 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a blue scarf. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears her auburn hair up. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: Rosalind was raised in a hard working conservative environment. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Apothecary for hire.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. A true patriot, Vonbin would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the south to a Slave Trader, Vonbin learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Slave Trader responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Azurite (6 gp). Coral (140 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a Tanner, her father struggled to pay the bills. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She bought a spear and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To protect her home; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a pickaxe on his belt, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.