Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Shy. Bonds: Family, Military, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a pastel armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. Her fur is white and curly. Her eyes are likewise copper.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2400 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Marigold isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Marigold was born the youngest of three triplets. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mercenary and was forced into it by her family; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears just a tan suit. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Born in the east to a Baker, Ahvain learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 sp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her golden hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black opal (1600 gp). Jet (150 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears tattered old clothes. His head has been shaved. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. A freak accident while working with his Glassblower father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Standing 4'9", this woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Dara lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Dara alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Guardian, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 sp.