Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He has no hair. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist, Disease. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His tied-back hair is red. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Sark has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sark fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's in love

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This western woman prefers to wear pastel clothing when she does not wear armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her fur is red and curly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 20th 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. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. 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 black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Hematite (8 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Courier business.

History: Claira was born with her father's beautiful face. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has achieved small success as a Courier.

Motivation: To be a Stylist again.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and blue tie. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 110 pp. Sard (40 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has wavy auburn hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Tordek hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tordek grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Body Guard and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Susannah will drive conversation. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She is a Maurezhi in disguise. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Sage

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 23000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.