Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His black hair is cut short. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Mindartis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Masseuse hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mindartis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Jet (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Citrine (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears a red shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a hunchback. His black hair is still thick. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 gp. Hematite (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tan Stetson hat and tan clothes. His hair is auburn and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born in the north. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Map Maker.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries with him a set of whips, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His blonde hair is lengthy. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. A true patriot, Boddynock would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and usually wears her pastel robe and has her rapier always slung over her shoulder. Her fur is brown and curly. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She got into the Miner business at a young age. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Miner for the past few years.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and elven compassion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His ears are large.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Naeris was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Black opal (800 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: She is renowned for her bright violet dresses and hats. She has golden hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: She was born in the north. Her parents were killed by giants in a raid when she was still a young child. The giants captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 sp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: This western man wears a brown top hat and brown clothes. His clothes are grease stained in places. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Cloak took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up quarterstaff and armor he uses now. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.