Description: She very much looks the part of a Beggar. She is portly but not overly obese. Her brass crest has been sun bleached extensively. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. The war was a terrible time for her, and Pyxrin does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Pyxrin lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Pyxrin was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Barrister they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Beggar, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). Rose (80 gp).

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She hates Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease, Antagonistic. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (500 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His silver crest is knotted and matted. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Navigator 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: He has decided he is irredeemable; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A freak accident while working with her Stylist father left her crippled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 150 pp. Zircon (40 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is yellow, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She keeps her rusty crest in a pixie cut. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. During her travels, Antrara and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Antrara discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Antrara fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears tan trousers with white and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is typically in her Performer uniform. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born in the east to a Performer, Shax learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: This man has the majority of his body covered in plate, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His yellow fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Emerald is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2100 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears professional attire. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

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. Through the years after Shane was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Shane's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Shane and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1500 gp.