Description: This man prefers to wear flannel, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a barber again

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a black tunic with grey highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Bonds: Family, Enemies, Nature, Job, In love. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp).

Description: Standing 6'7", this man wears a black shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and green pants. He keeps his blue hair in a flapper bob. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the east. After coming to the age of reason, Astar took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is red and very short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are black.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 17000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 92. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Family, Military, In love. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears black trousers with blue and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a tan collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has slicked back black hair. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his black hair up. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Wiggens is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Wiggens was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Gardener and was forced into it by his family; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.