Description: This tall, slender man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Locksmith who has hired him part-time. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His first spouse was a Shipwright, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Shipwright. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He carries with him a set of falchions on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Immeral is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His first spouse was a Sculptor, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Obsidian (11 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a grey shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and white pants. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 uses divination through singing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Balifra alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Balifra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a white collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Kelter embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a brown costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He is baby faced.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Erias is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has moderate length red hair. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp. Sard (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Leshanna took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up halberd and armor she uses now. She bought a halberd and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man usually wears his tan robe and has his shield always slung over his shoulder. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Baker for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she dresses like a well dressed Armorer does. Her brown hair is cut short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Human culture. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 120 gp.