Description: This woman stands a little under 2'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her black hair is still thick. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Detective, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a club on her belt. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Thea is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Thea reached her early adolescence her Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, brown shirt, and grey tie. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Ruler. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To be a Jeweler again; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She got into the Barber business at a young age. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barber.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Hematite (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a brown costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Small steel mirror. 1 Simple lock. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small tan clips. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. 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 son.

History: She got into the Slave Trader business at a young age. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1200 sp. Jet (80 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 380 pp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a red costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Finellen isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. The war was a terrible time for her, and Finellen does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 130 pp.