Description: A man of a pale complexion, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Military, Slave, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2400 sp. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This malnourished man wears skinny pants and wears a red and white robe with the hood down. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bertram isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born to a Detective, his father struggled to pay the bills. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp).

Description: She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with grey slacks, and she perpetually has her dagger ready. She has wavy dark red hair. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is a great chef.

History: Ea was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Cleric, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Pink pearl (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He is a Deep Scion in disguise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 7000 cp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). 1 Good lock. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: She wears a red cloak and cross-gartered green stockings, and she perpetually has her monstrous two handed axe ready. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Andry was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Detective, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 900 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears skinny pants and wears a black and white robe with the hood down. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: She is a Lamia in disguise. She was taken from her home at a very young age. After a long history of fighting, Armara and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'4" and is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, blue shirt, and green tie. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Oren studied abroad. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He's also a talented Farmer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Job, Debt. Occupation: Bather

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

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Abad was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Family, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 16000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.