Description: Standing 3'6", this man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 pp. Malachite (7 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his religion dominates his actions

Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady black eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Chad grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats and is in decent physical shape. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Servant born in the past three hundred years. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a bastard sword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Amber (70 gp).

Description: He wears just a white suit. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Jak isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: The child of a Carter, who enjoyed hunting, Jak was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Syllin is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Nurkara hails from a village terrorized by goblins. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Malachite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.