Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a red shirt, with a yellow mid length shorts with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Tabaxi compassion.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 gp. White pearl (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Dalgal isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dalgal grew up listening to his father's many stories. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Marshal work with an outfit from a few towns over. Marshal work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: This eastern man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is silver and curly. He has silver eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Servant for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a fisher again

Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1500 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a very tight haircut. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Dustin has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears yellow trousers with green and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Through the years after John was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. John's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He keeps his bronze crest in a flapper bob. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a Unemployed first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Unemployed for hire.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a blue collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has red hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 6'2" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: Reeza speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Roofer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, she is not a threatening figure. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a Carpenter, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Red spinel (40 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp).