Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat, marred by teas. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Trym embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man very much looks the part of a Ruler. He has no crest. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. 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: Mehen hails from a village terrorized by brigands. A gifted student he started as a Blacksmith, but he got bored and became a Ruler. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This man wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Rangrim was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1700 sp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Sard (60 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is chestnut and curly. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: The child of a Marshal, who enjoyed hunting, Anselm was taken on many hunting expeditions. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is light but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Glassblower. She has shaved her head bald. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Audhild was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Glassblower. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To be a Engraver again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly falchions and glaives. Her blue hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

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. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a pickaxe on his belt. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This western man wears a blue shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His clothes are grease stained in places. He sports a flattop hair cut. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Masseuse hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.