Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His dark red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Ugly. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 20000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has no fur. He has amber eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Gale's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Gale was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Seamstress. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. The war was a terrible time for her, and Tenena does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 28000 cp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2100 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a large tan jacket. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and balancing his hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 15000 cp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 sp. Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'9" and wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Helen lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Bookbinder job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her small tan hat.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 40. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Drusilia enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist, Disease. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.