Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red fur is lengthy. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born in the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker, Athletic. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'1". He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, blue shirt, and pastel tie, and his gloved hand is found clutching a greatsword. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His scarlet crest, when down, is lengthy. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Shamash hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1300 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Banded agate (13 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses like a well dressed Sage does. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 pp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Cook born in the past three hundred years. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He struck the Cook job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

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

Possessions: 300 sp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her black eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp. Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Coral (110 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has brown hair. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Borun embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Borun was born with his mother's beautiful face. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to be a architect again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His crest is cut close to his head. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a fancy green suit. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Forcas was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Forcas decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 9000 cp. Chrysoprase (60 gp).