Description: This man stands a little under 4'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

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

Description: She wears a grey costume with the symbols of death on her torso. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has blue eyes and a grey hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Jeweler.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Hubert and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a simple brown robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. She has golden hair. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a great chef.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nora was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Nora took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on his left side and is in decent physical shape. He has shaved his head bald. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

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

Possessions: 230 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: She sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. This silver eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Pyra is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She got into the Doctor business at a young age. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Pyra was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to be a spy again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and expand her business

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears grey trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Rohesia lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her white crest is matted, messy, and big. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 sp.