Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'10". He wears a red shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and tan pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a nunchaku. His black hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ortegar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature nunchaku.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Banded agate (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Coral (160 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her white fur is heavily combed to the left. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 71. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the east to a Painter, Jade learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 41000 sp. 6 Acid flasks. 6 Acid flasks. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and black robe with the hood down. Her black fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Slave Trader profession.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She worked as a nervous Soapmaker and found it very stressful. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His lavender fur is lengthy. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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. Pelt fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black star sapphire (700 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp).

Description: Standing 3'2", this woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Jeweler born in the past three hundred years. 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: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Jo abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Eastern European accent

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

Description: This malnourished man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born to a Layabout, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 cp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 3'4" western woman, she wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longbow, but if one is not available she will default to her hand crossbow. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp).

Description: He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. He carries a battered hand crossbow and tarnished sword as well. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: This man is wearing a long, pastel cloak. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. He has dyed his greying white fur a little too much giving a sharp white color. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp).