Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a tan tunic with red highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Siffress is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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 Adventurer. She bought a dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to be a weaver again

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Amber (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Jade (160 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his gold crest down. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He worked as a nervous Assassin and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Body Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'7" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 pp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He tends to wear a large brown jacket, marred by beers. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a simple black robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His red crest is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He is a Deep Scion in disguise. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Sard (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gray eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bulzo embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bulzo grew up listening to his father's many stories. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Masseuse. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His brown hair is long and unkept. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Masseuse born in the past three hundred years. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 gp. Star ruby (900 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a grey shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished crossbow as well. Her black hair is wavy and long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Therlin liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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. Therlin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Malachite (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: This northern man usually wears his blue robe and has his sickle always slung over his shoulder. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Healer who has hired him part-time. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a Fletcher, his father struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Fletcher. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Fletcher.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp).