Description: She is lean but muscular and very much looks the part of a Performer. Her beige fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: This light-skinned female wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a Cartwright, her mother struggled to pay the bills. After coming to the age of reason, Engong took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 6000 sp. Carnelian (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). White pearl (120 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a brown shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Eloise embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Cook. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 17000 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a red collared shirt and yellow skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has moderate length white hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 220 gp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: 4'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears an entirely grey suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scythe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. 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 sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spy and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, yellow shirt, and green tie, and is pretty ugly. Her silver hair is long and unkept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 sp. Black pearl (1400 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born in the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Baker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.