Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She has moderate length chestnut hair. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 20 pp. Blue sapphire (900 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy white suit, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'0" when asserting himself. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length red hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: The child of a Sellsword, who enjoyed hunting, Gildmak was taken on many hunting expeditions. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He bought a bastard sword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Black opal (700 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Engong was born with her mother's beautiful face. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Dyer for hire.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she has a crush on the local locksmith

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Marshal. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Vaina was born with her father's beautiful face. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Marshal.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 800 sp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. Her head has been shaved. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 70 pp. Emerald (500 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a yellow coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His hair is brown and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Norman was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Jet (160 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A freak accident while working with his Unemployed father left him crippled. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and a strong sense of loyalty to dragonborn people

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Impulsive, Mundane, Disease. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. Aquamarine (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears long strands of jet and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is short and red. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Jet (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She carries with her a set of spears on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Emen has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 gp.