Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts and is in decent physical shape. His hair is short and golden. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Carter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. His green crest is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He takes great joy in being the best Engraver in town.

History: Born to a Shepherd, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and balancing his hectic life and new engraver responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and black handkerchief worn on her right side. She carries with her a set of daggers on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson brown hat.

Personality: She is mildly Human supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady white eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She sports white long hair. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Oolah isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Coral (90 gp).

Description: This eastern woman wears a green Stetson hat and green clothes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Professionalism, Opinionated. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a blue tunic with yellow highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her broad blue hat.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.