Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was taken from his home at a very young age. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 sp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears long strands of emerald and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is cut close to his head. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Dalgal is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 230 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. She has white hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Quilla lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 28000 sp.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and sais. She has shaved her head bald. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Bendoo hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Bendoo was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Bendoo decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 80 pp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears professional attire. Her hair is red and curly. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Good lock. 1 Good lock. 1 Simple lock.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is brown and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Thoradin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Cartwright father left him crippled. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His silver hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He got into the Interpreter business at a young age. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her head has been shaved. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Locksmith business.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 cp.