Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Thorpe was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. Sard (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born in the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a Layabout, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is dressed in earthy colors with a white and pastel handkerchief worn on her left side. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the east to a Herbalist, Gynk learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Herbalist. She has worked as a Herbalist like her father before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this northern woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She found a children's book about a Halfling Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His silver hair is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Azaki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with red colored cloaks and clothing, and he perpetually has his shortbow ready. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Vlorn isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 900 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His lavender fur is greasy and uncared for. He has a tattooed face.

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 is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Dynamic was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Shipwright.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 10 pp. Bloodstone (60 gp).