Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Efferil was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Performer. He became a Performer soon after.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and balancing his hectic life and new performer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'3". She is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. Her gray fur is heavily combed to the right. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep yellow.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. After months of barely getting by, Right-Handed managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Greedy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a tan tunic with red highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. Namfoodle is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born into a rich family. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Body Guard they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Shoemaker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has done his best to style his bronze crest to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Sethrekar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An older woman who wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available she will default to her scimitar, she is not a threatening figure. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Sarah embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. 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, Sarah is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She prefers to wear flannel. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Whurdred took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up whip and armor she uses now. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 pp. Jet (40 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'8". He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his black hair up. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the west to a Scribe, Warryn learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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's also a talented Locksmith, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and white robe with the hood down. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Navigator who has hired her part-time. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a greatsword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to pay off her debts

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, red cloak. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gifted student he started as a Weaver, but he got bored and became a Stylist. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Religious, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.