Description: This slender man stands about 5'8". He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His black hair is braided into rings. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 120000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: Quillathe was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a guard and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Harriet fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 14000 sp.

Description: He wears a simple yellow robe with white stripes complete with hood. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Brewer who has hired him part-time. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Tanner. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to settle down with his crush

Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 14000 sp.

Description: She wears just a blue suit. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Xanaphia is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to be a cartwright again

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Family, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 12000 sp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Thervan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Navigator arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Joser was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He's also a talented Soapmaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and doesn't want to be a miller and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She is portly but not overly obese. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 21000 cp. Malachite (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

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. A freak accident while working with her Sailor father left her crippled. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 80 pp. Amethyst (40 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Jasper (70 gp).