Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a blue vest and prefers violet and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her auburn hair is well kept. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a great chef.

History: Valanthe hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 900 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy white dress. She is portly but not overly obese. Her tied-back hair is blonde. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Murook was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Ploughman and found it very stressful. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He is physically well-built. He has done his best to style his blue crest to look like a famous performer. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At some point he was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Nuraval was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

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

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His white hair is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. 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: He's looking for his big break; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 900 sp.

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 is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her tied-back hair is silver. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. A freak accident while working with her Seamstress father left her crippled. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Seamstress they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Junk Dealer, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his top red hat.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Roge embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. He became a Beggar soon after.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Cecily was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: Standing 3'1", this woman is wearing a long, white cloak. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Alain was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 290 gp.