Description: 5'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a tan shirt with thin white vertical stripes and yellow pants. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 sp. 4 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch. 2 Holy water.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears professional attire. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a pastel scarf. He has moderate length beige fur. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Lone is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Lone was born with his father's beautiful face. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 270 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a grey scarf. She has golden hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Jade (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

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 is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Miner and was forced into it by her family; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: To be a Courier again.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. Peridot (40 gp).

Description: Standing 3'9", this woman dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with green slacks. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her first spouse was a Fisher, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fisher they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Mercenary, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 50 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). 1 Good lock.