Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scimitar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His white hair is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has achieved small success as a Merchant.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Jade (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her brass crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Zykroff was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Mortician again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 pp. Red garnet (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Sard (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp).

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He carries with him a set of swords, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Revenge; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 60 pp. Sard (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is short and brown. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born in a small island village. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. 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 has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears his golden hair down. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tod embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp. Red spinel (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a tan shirt, with a violet mid length shorts with violet tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Fortune-teller profession.

History: Burgell lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Burgell was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He tends to his Miner job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a fancy brown suit. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Bertram took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up longbow and armor he uses now. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bricklayer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Spice Merchant, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).