Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His ears are large.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Fargrim was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Wizard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Wizard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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 drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 pp. Banded agate (8 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is short and brown. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His brown hair is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A true patriot, Wymar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 20 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a blue tunic with green highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is brown and very short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. Oda 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: Oda was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: This light-skinned male prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is short and white. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Halander was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Halander was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Halander decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man prefers to wear flannel. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His fur is cinnamon and curly. His yellow eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: River hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He is typically in his Merchant uniform. He has moderate length brown hair. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Merchant for hire.

Motivation: He is greedy; and expand his business

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.