Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Vistra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. His red hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Jocelyn was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Baker. She became a Baker soon after.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 5'4" northern man, he wears professional attire. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

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 able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

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

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Geoffrey enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'6", this man wears professional attire. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are green.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She wears tattered old clothes. She has slicked back black hair. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a falchion and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He is lean but muscular and prefers to wear flannel. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gilthur studied abroad. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces O like U

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

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear flannel. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Shane and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 20 pp.