Description: She wears a white collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Nora was raised in a hard working conservative environment. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She has achieved small success as a Sculptor.

Motivation: Expand her business; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. With wild red hair. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Cynical, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the west to a Layabout, Audhild learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Layabout and found it very stressful. Recently the stress of being a Layabout has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 80 gp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She has blue hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His yellow eyes peer out from beneath his feathered pastel hat.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Merchant profession.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Adventurer for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1200 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a tan tunic with red highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. Sard (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses like a well dressed Junk Dealer does. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.