Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears just a red suit. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Laborer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Nedda was born the youngest of three triplets. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His hair is chestnut and very short. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Mordai was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He found a children's book about a Tiefling Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears long strands of sapphire and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears bulky black painted plate armor. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Mortician.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Citrine (60 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears his golden hair up. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has taken up work as a Knight and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull violet iron scale mail. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Norman was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Norman decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears violet trousers with blue and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Apothecary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Apothecary work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. After a long history of fighting, Birel and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp).