Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Coral (40 gp). Jet (40 gp).

Description: Standing 6'3", this woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 110000 cp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His blonde hair is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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 in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. 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. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears an entirely violet suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is brown and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Erevan 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. Erevan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 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 skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Nelkin was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Barber. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Average lock.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a quarterstaff on her belt. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Born in the west to a Glassblower, Ulla learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Glassblower and found it very stressful. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.