Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a hammer on her belt, marred by chocolates. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

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. Caelynn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Through the years after Geoffrey was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Geoffrey's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 sp. Jet (80 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Pennie isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. A true patriot, Pennie would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When Pennie reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother 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. She's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden pearl (50 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears long strands of ruby and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has dyed his greying dark red hair a little too much giving a sharp dark red color. His red eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Sailor born in the past three hundred years. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Bonds: Rich, In love, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. She has styled her orange fur well, parting it to the left. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Family, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 17000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with yellow slacks. He has no fur. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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 loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Jasper (40 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Anne 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 Anne. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver pearl (150 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Engraver profession.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bricklayer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bricklayer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Bricklayer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and to be a engraver again

Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is dressed in an above average manner. His gray fur is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: Shadow hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.