Description: A moderately attractive man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are gold.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Direcris was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He very much looks the part of a Weaver. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. 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 struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Weaver.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'2" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His tied-back hair is black. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Hupe was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Navigator for the past few years.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His blue crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears baggy white pantaloons and a brown scarf. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ortegar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears a tan shirt with thin black vertical stripes and tan pants. She has moderate length auburn hair. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Caramip lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Beggar and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is dressed in earthy colors with a white and green handkerchief worn on his left side. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bucklal isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available he will default to his lance. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Hadarai speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Hadarai was born with his father's beautiful face. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Hadarai has worked very hard to control his curse. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2600 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.