Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She very much looks the part of a Unemployed. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has achieved small success as a Unemployed.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has no hair. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. The war was a terrible time for her, and Gunnloda does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Gunnloda lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Amber (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Conrad grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Conrad. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He stands about 6'2" and wears dull black sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has moderate length brown hair. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Melech grew up listening to his father's many stories. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is short and dark red. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. Her orange fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Trail was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Fletcher and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Fletcher.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has slicked back chestnut hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born into a rich family. Birel liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Rose (70 gp). Jade (160 gp).

Description: 4'4" and muscular, this northern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His green eyes peer out from beneath his top brown hat.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 sp. Fire opal (500 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: 3'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Sage but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Gurdis was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Gurdis was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Gurdis decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Sage kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 6000 cp.