Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His brown fur has been sun bleached extensively. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Shifting wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has never given up on his painting dream.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She takes great joy in being the best Doctor in town.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He found a children's book about a Halfling Expert who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 90 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'7" and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His crest is gold and curly. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears black painted combat armor at almost all times, and is pretty ugly. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length dark red hair. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Vassago has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's in love; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Lazy, Disease. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her purple hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her skin is flawless and her silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has achieved small success as a Scribe.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 120 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the south to a Junk Dealer, Zook learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and balancing his hectic life and new junk dealer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a black costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She has violet eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She got into the Dilettante business at a young age. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 sp. Banded agate (14 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a blue tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is red and curly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.