Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Vistra was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Vistra was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She tends to her Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A gifted student he started as a Healer, but he got bored and became a Miller. He tends to his Miller job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Religious, Military, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Jade (110 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. He has wavy black hair. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Chay was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 120000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears dull red sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sword, just in case, marred by teas. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white hair is still thick. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Cartwright arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 pp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Coral (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Jade (40 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His scarlet crest has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Knight.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears her yellow fur up. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Apothecary. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Good lock. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She is dressed in earthy colors with a red and black handkerchief worn on her left side. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Dragonborn activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dragonborn doctor. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and revenge

Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.