Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His hair is cut close to his head. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady white eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Valafar was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Wizard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Wizard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Being a Brewer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 900 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this eastern woman wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Duvamil was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears an entirely tan suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her black hair is thinning but still full. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: Arara is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. After a long history of fighting, Arara and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 20 pp. Onyx (60 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp).

Description: A 5'2" southern man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has no fur. His copper eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With wild red hair. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her small tan hat.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Thiala hails from a village terrorized by drow. At a young age her father died while driving off some drow. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in shortspear use. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thiala fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Holy water. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: Standing 6'6", this woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears her red crest up. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Through the years after Eggren was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Eggren's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and to be a laborer again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. Amethyst (160 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Zircon (50 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Vanuath was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

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 does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Silgre lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Silgre grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Silgre. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barber and was forced into it by her family; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.