Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has slicked back brown hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Actor. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vicky studied abroad. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has no hair. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Frug fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his whip with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a very tight haircut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Guard, but he got bored and became a Mercenary. He tends to his Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Crown-heir. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is short and black. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2200 gp. Coral (100 gp). Rose (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and tan tie. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a shortbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears an entirely yellow suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a Slave Trader first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. A true patriot, Sarah would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she usually wears her white robe and has her whip always slung over her shoulder. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nikki embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Nikki never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 140 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His crest is bronze and curly. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. After coming to the age of reason, Hirrathak took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is greedy; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Zircon (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a halberd on his belt. He has wavy black hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Adrik lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Priest they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Navigator, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1800 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). 4 Tanglefoot bags.