Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears an entirely blue suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: Arara hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the south to a Blacksmith, Arara learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2500 gp. Pink diamond (4000 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her red hair is long and unkept. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Kithri's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'10". He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a very tight haircut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a Painter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Hogar hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. After a long history of fighting, Hogar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Coral (90 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Jet (90 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a grey tunic with brown highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has violet eyes and a grey hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jarana grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in earthy colors with a black and white handkerchief worn on her left side and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His beige fur is braided into rings. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ethereal was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has worked as a Tanner like his father before him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to reunite with his absent father

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich, Military, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Antitoxin. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: He wears a white vest and prefers black and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Sailor. 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: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Jade (120 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).