Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has red eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

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

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a white armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Thorpe isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Thorpe was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Thorpe was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Thorpe decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She sports golden long hair. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Helgret was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 became a Tailor soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Tordek was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tordek grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Tordek. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Jet (40 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Sard (50 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Peridot (50 gp).

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this northern man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He wears a mask on his face.

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

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fletcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has wavy red hair. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Muggrish speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Gifted from a young age, Muggrish studied abroad. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 sp. Star ruby (1000 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Iolite (60 gp).

Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: Born in the south to a Herbalist, Uraim learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Herbalist. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and balancing his hectic life and new herbalist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star ruby (1200 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Amber (60 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she usually wears her grey robe and has her mace always slung over her shoulder. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Oriel hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. At some point she was captured by gnolls and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Eye agate (13 gp).