Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is physically well-built. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Ruler. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents enrolled him in a Cleric school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 sp. Coral (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is short and dark red. Her black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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 north. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and doesn't want to be a sellsword and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He is physically well-built. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Vlorn liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 8000 sp. Red garnet (90 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears professional attire. His hair is cut close to his head. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He has achieved small success as a Fletcher.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Military, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Ielenia lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 60 gp. Coral (140 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has styled her cinnamon fur well, parting it to the right. Her half smiles and yellow eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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 has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Citrine (60 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a white shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and green pants. She has blonde hair. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

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 has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her childhood dream was to be a Butcher, but she was a colossal failure. 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: She is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'4" when asserting himself. He has a very tight haircut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Hobart lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His childhood dream was to be a Architect, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Slave Trader soon after.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He carries with him a set of bastard swords, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Broce grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Broce. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Broce fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.