Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears just a pastel suit. Her gray fur is matted, messy, and big. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Windy was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this western woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has yellow fur. Her half smiles and yellow eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

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. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs and is in decent physical shape. His tied-back hair is blonde. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, In love. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His tied-back hair is brown. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Armorer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in the east to a Armorer, Laucian learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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. Being a Armorer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and to be a stableman again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 10 pp. 4 Thunderstones. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She stands about 5'10" and typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her tied-back hair is white. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Nella and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 90 pp. Hematite (13 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Râsh was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 600 gp.