Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Blacksmith. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Blacksmith for hire.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 80 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly pickaxes and greataxes. His red crest is knotted and matted. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She wears her brass crest down. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Through the years after Tatyan was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Tatyan's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jade (40 gp).

Description: She wears a tan coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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 was raised in a island tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'3". He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His white hair is singed and shortened. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: Darrow hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. She has shaved her head bald. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is an amazing painter.

History: She got into the Herbalist business at a young age. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

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

Possessions: 800 gp. Jade (40 gp). Rose (80 gp). Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His scarlet crest is long and unkept. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spy. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spy responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 4 Smokesticks. 3 Holy water. 4 Smokesticks. 2 Acid flasks.

Description: This man wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is braided into rings. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear violet clothing when she does not wear armor, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Black star sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.