Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 3 Antitoxin. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her white hair is braided into rings. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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 feels threatened by others; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: The child of a Painter, who enjoyed hunting, Nora was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Amber (110 gp).

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this eastern woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

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

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a brown broad hat and brown clothes. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her ears are large.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Cecily lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and dragonborn compassion

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He keeps his long brown fur kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: To be a Jeweler again; and expand his business

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A 6'6" eastern woman, she usually wears her black robe and has her whip always slung over her shoulder. Her gold crest is knotted and matted. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Cartwright; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a hunchback. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aldous wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warrior, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Animal Trainer business.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 20000 cp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Sard (70 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.