Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Rurik isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'11" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a very tight haircut. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Orsik speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barkeep. He tends to his Barkeep job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his golden hair up. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born in a small island village. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 700 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Rose (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her golden hair is well kept. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Maiathah abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she's in love

Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 120 pp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her crest is short and silver. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She 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. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Ploughman for hire.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'2" and tends to wear a large blue jacket. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1400 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. 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: Bertram was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He struck the Sailor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Jeweler again; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Adventurer. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly ceremonial daggers and morningstars. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Tomi is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Tomi was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Unemployed, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.