Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a brown costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He sports a flattop fur cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a Butcher first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Serpent grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Serpent. He has worked as a Butcher like his father before him.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her head has been shaved. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Navigator

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

Possessions: 100 gp. Rose (80 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has styled his bronze crest well, parting it to the right. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Heskan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears dull white sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Oren isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He struck the Farmer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears blue trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the south to a Ploughman, Lucan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Lucan was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Ploughman. After a long history of fighting, Lucan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Disease, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1500 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. She sports brown long hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull grey iron scale mail. Sporting a auburn mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a soapmaker and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Sensitive, Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 9000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is physically well-built. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses sign language

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

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her crest is short and blue. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Pyxrin was born with her father's beautiful face. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1800 sp.