Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Orla was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Emerald (700 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears baggy violet pantaloons and a black scarf. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His hair is short and auburn. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her small red hat.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Jeweler they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Engraver, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Engraver

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

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'7" western man, he dresses like a well dressed Detective does. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He struck the Detective job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Jet (40 gp).

Description: 6'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her violet robe. Her bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Synthrin speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Mortician they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Layabout, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, In love. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: A 2'11" eastern man, he tends to wear a large white jacket. His hair is golden and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Merchant mother left him crippled. After a long history of fighting, Kelter and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Racist, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 pp. Tourmaline (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it, and carries whips. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Wella lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.