Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears her blonde hair down. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Ridaro hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 pp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She uses divination through singing.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gray eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bulzo embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bulzo grew up listening to his father's many stories. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Ozyman was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He struck the Assassin job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born into a rich family. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'8", this man wears a black shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. He wears his gold crest down. He has red eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Hunter. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in a small plains village. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Hunter. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and balancing his hectic life and new hunter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a simple brown robe with white stripes complete with hood. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are yellow and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying west to reunite her family. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature nunchaku.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 19000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a Server, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Sethrekar took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up kukri and armor he uses now. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1500 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.