Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Nalral abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a green coat with white slacks. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Jillian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She likes to wear blue tank tops with grey skirt, marred by sweets. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Ridaro hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1 Breastplate.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a red coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Wiggan isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Courier. He's also a talented Actor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 50 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His head has been shaved. He is baby faced.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Shipwright born in the past three hundred years. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the north to a Shipwright, Caeldrim learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 60000 cp.

Description: He wears a brown shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has wavy brown fur. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Cloud was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Adventurer father left him crippled. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (10 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has done his best to style his gold crest to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her rusty crest is singed and shortened. She has red eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

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: She was born into a rich family. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1700 sp. 6 Acid flasks. 2 Tanglefoot bags.