Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears professional attire. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears professional attire, and carries hammers. He has shaved his head bald. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Carpenter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Wiggan's homeland. Wiggan decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. 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. Wiggan 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 find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 pp.

Description: She prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. She carries with her a set of flails on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. Her lavender fur is knotted and matted. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1400 gp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a brown collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Oriel alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gifted student she started as a Carpenter, but she got bored and became a Apothecary. She tends to her Apothecary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Military, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp. Iolite (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: She has a missing left arm. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has moderate length white hair. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. After a long history of fighting, Semyaza and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'2" and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gormogord does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and brown handkerchief worn on her right side, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'0" when asserting herself. She has moderate length silver hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 gp. Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Fire opal (600 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, brown cloak. He carries a battered scimitar and tarnished morningstar as well. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His first spouse was a Bather, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 80 pp. Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.