Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. With bright golden hair. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Sard (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Jade (100 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Layabout. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is cut close to his head. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries with him a set of warhammers, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has orange fur. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Tree hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After a long history of fighting, Tree and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A 4'11" northern woman, she wears a black vest and prefers tan and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents were killed by drow in a raid when she was still a young child. The drow captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Brakka was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a blue shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 270 pp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a black coat with red slacks. She has a hunchback. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Sariel was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Barbarian, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Barbarian in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is brown and curly. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Conrad grew up listening to his father's many stories. Conrad 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. Conrad decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. White pearl (40 gp).

Description: This southern man wears tattered old clothes. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is blue and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 6000 sp.