Description: He wears an entirely white suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Altho isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Altho was born the youngest of three triplets. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Full Plate.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is typically in his Apothecary uniform. His silver hair is cut short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A freak accident while working with his Doctor mother left him crippled. He struck the Apothecary job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Selfish, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

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

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this northern woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has rusty crest. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Blendaeth grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 180 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts and is in decent physical shape. She sports chestnut long hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 370 pp. Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 3'2", this woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Abalaba hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born in the south to a Farmer, Abalaba learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Farmer

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

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp).

Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with white slacks. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a fancy black suit. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length green crest. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Barrister business.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barrister responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Amnon alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.