Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'10". He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sword. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has worked as a Miner like his father before him.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has a crush on the local herbalist

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears long strands of amber and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nirgel studied abroad. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'7" eastern woman, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. Her hair is red and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She got into the Glassblower business at a young age. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To protect her home; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Courier profession.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His childhood dream was to be a Courier, but he was a colossal failure. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Alston was born the youngest of three triplets. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She wears a simple yellow robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her hair is red and curly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She got into the Tailor business at a young age. When Susannah reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Red spinel (40 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is still thick. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He is a Lamia in disguise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: To pay off his debts; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Jet (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear flannel. She sports black long hair. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is dressed in an above average manner. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Howard speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Howard was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).