Description: This malnourished man dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with yellow slacks. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born in the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Junk Dealer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She prefers to wear flannel. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small red clips. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

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. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Marigold never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'11". He wears a violet coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Ella hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a fancy brown suit. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 230 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 3'4", this man wears a white tunic with green highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

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

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a Marshal, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Marshal; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 30 pp. Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gifted student she started as a Adventurer, but she got bored and became a Shepherd. She became a Shepherd soon after.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Banded agate (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a green shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and tan pants. He keeps his white crest in a pixie cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a great chef.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Rivaan liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a shortspear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).