Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed ceremonial dagger, just in case. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her quarterstaff with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is portly but not overly obese. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 obsessed with her god.

History: Born in the south to a Server, Symma learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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 struck the Server job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of a Baker, who enjoyed hunting, Philomena was taken on many hunting expeditions. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a simple black robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her bronze crest is smooth and relatively long. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vezera grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature nunchaku.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greataxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Patrick lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Patrick was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Patrick's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to pay off his debts

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family, Debt. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are green.

Personality: Huru speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the north to a Herbalist, Huru learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

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

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has moderate length dark red hair. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born in the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His blonde hair is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a tan top hat and tan clothes, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Eldon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Apothecary responsibilities is difficult.

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 sp.