Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 2'10" when asserting himself. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ortegar isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in a small island village. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull green iron scale mail. He wears his chestnut hair up. His half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has worked as a Crown-heir like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His blue hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are black and beady.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1400 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an entirely brown suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She carries with her a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her fur is white and curly. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears a blue deerstalker hat and blue clothes. He is physically well-built. His white hair is long and unkept. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Slave, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a shortspear on her belt. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants, and is pretty ugly. Her cinnamon fur is braided into rings. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 140 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her whip with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her head has been shaved. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a Blacksmith, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Knight 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1200 gp. Azurite (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Sard (40 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her head has been shaved. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

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. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

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

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.