Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'4" and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her white fur, when down, is lengthy. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has moderate length cinnamon fur. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Cask was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His golden hair is braided into rings. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Gennal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Apothecary again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an entirely grey suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 bought a longbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Terse, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 130 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her green crest in a flapper bob. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Shipwright born in the past three hundred years. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shipwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has worked as a Shipwright like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Carnelian (30 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. She carries with her a set of shortspears, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has gray fur. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, grey cloak. He carries with him a set of bastard swords, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 sp.