Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She carries a battered shortspear and tarnished greataxe as well. Her tied-back hair is red. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Vani was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Monk, 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 Monk in service of a powerful lord somewhere. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. After a long history of fighting, Vani and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Malachite (4 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp).

Description: She sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She sports auburn long hair. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender man wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a warhammer, but if one is not available he will default to his shortspear. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Architect but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Moonstone (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Azurite (11 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a simple red robe with violet stripes complete with hood. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bricklayer. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a Carter, his father struggled to pay the bills. He worked as a nervous Bricklayer and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Carter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and expand his business

Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 12000 sp. Iolite (60 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Server. She has slicked back silver hair. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Server.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Avelina is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Avelina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Sailor. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Roland lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sailor. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is short and auburn. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 200 sp.