Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her crest is cut close to her head. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. After a long history of fighting, Biri and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: White pearl (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 3'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has chestnut hair. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her broad grey hat.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Helgret is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A 4'8" northern woman, she prefers to wear flannel. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Amethyst (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a brown vest and prefers black and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Heather isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Heather grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Being a Fortune-teller kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He got into the Dyer business at a young age. 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. After a long history of fighting, Bundrigo and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: An older man who wears an entirely green suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes, he is not a threatening figure. His crest is copper, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Shamash lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable, Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear flannel, and is pretty ugly. She has auburn hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Beggar born in the past three hundred years. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Beggar work with an outfit from a few towns over. Beggar work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Armorer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She carries with her a set of greatswords on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Carpenter born in the past three hundred years. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her youth she was a Glassblower, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 90000 cp. Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a very tight haircut. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His first spouse was a Bricklayer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp.