Description: This man is very fat, and wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortspear, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. He has no fur. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 40 pp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Iolite (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate, and she perpetually has her bastard sword ready. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her silver eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Shax was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shax fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a white shirt, with a yellow mid length shorts with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is greedy

Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She got into the Fletcher business at a young age. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Anne was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Fletcher responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

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

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a violet vest and prefers black and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has silver hair. Her eyes are green.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She takes great joy in being the best Assassin in town.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Her childhood dream was to be a Ploughman, but she was a colossal failure. She's also a talented Ploughman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new assassin responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Fire opal (1400 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Stableman born in the past three hundred years. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Ralf was born the youngest of three triplets. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He's also a talented Masseuse, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 26000 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears dull yellow sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed trident, just in case. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A freak accident while working with her Doctor mother left her crippled. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears her brown hair down. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Trym embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 150 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. She has green eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Syllin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Actor

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

Possessions: 400 gp.