Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is thinning but still full. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Thorpe never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1800 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a simple red robe with tan stripes complete with hood. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ombul embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. 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: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Ombul's homeland. Ombul decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 9000 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Rose (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has wavy black hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Vapula hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she's in love

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Eye agate (15 gp).

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 an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her copper crest is long and unkept. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bookbinder. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. To her fellows she 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: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bookbinder for hire.

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

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 pp. Jet (160 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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: Mozikth hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: To be a Body Guard again; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Baker. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Hematite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a green tunic with black highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has red eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bounty Hunter for hire.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 6000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.