Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with black slacks. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Guard. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Osah grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 110 pp. Citrine (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a tan costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and doesn't want to be a shoemaker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Disciplined, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She sports a flattop hair cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She uses divination through singing.

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. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears dull brown sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed nunchaku, just in case. She has moderate length orange fur. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 30000 sp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a black tunic with tan highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has no crest. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. The war was a terrible time for him, and Bidreked does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a Mason, his father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he tends to wear a large grey jacket. He has shaved his head bald. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and pastel handkerchief worn on her right side, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is an amazing painter.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

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

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bastard sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He has styled his red crest well, parting it to the right. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He tends to his Bowyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Amethyst (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Riardon was born the youngest of three triplets. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 gp. Fire opal (1100 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Sard (60 gp).