Description: This slender man stands about 3'3". He is wearing a long, red cloak. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 9000 gp. Red garnet (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 3. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is content; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a white and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 12000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is cut close to his head. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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 is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Pâsh was born with his father's beautiful face. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sai with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Shepherd born in the past three hundred years. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Ghaliver was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Shepherd for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 14000 gp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Coral (40 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a brown collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Heather grew up listening to her mother's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp).