Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a pastel costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He keeps his beige fur in a pixie cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a Unemployed first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. This black eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spice Merchant business.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Criella alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Sard (50 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available she will default to her greataxe. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in the west to a Armorer, Jelenneth learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Armorer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Armorer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has worked as a Armorer like her mother before her.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair is lengthy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Naeris abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Naeris never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with tan slacks. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Verna took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up shortspear and armor she uses now. 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. Verna 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 she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears tattered old clothes. She wears her chestnut hair down. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Tordrid was born the youngest of three triplets. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 9000 gp. Star ruby (1500 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Thea isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Thea hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Coral (80 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Amber (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Coral (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.