Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a brown tunic with yellow highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2600 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born in the east. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 130 pp. Red garnet (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a violet coat. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a monstrous two handed axe on her belt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a colorful flower in her purple hair. She has gold eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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 Mayor, who enjoyed hunting, Akta was taken on many hunting expeditions. Akta 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Akta fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 sp. White opal (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears just a tan suit. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents enrolled her in a Fighter school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. During her travels, Mara and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Mara discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Mara fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: To be a Herbalist again; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she 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. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To be a Dilettante again; and balancing her hectic life and new marshal responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a brown collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Beloril wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warrior, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is typically in his Butcher uniform. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in the north to a Butcher, Barendd learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To be a Fortune-teller again; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Obsidian (8 gp).