Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His fur is short and gray. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his red hair up. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to protect his home

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears long strands of amethyst and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His white hair is thinning but still full. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Merihim enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 60 pp. Red spinel (90 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). White opal (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and likes to wear blue tank tops with brown skirt. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Panana was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Golden pearl (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Baelitae's homeland. Baelitae decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 30 pp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. His white hair is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 11000 cp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Amethyst (60 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the east to a Bowyer, Osah learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'1". He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

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. 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: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people; and dragonborn compassion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Impulsive, Ugly. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.