Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a black tunic with grey highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Merchant. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 18000 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears a colorful flower in his blue hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His childhood dream was to be a Hunter, but he was a colossal failure. He struck the Painter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 11000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. He is physically well-built. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Detective and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears long strands of amber and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to protect his home

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Family, Slave. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1700 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. Her rusty crest is matted, messy, and big. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Uadjit grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jasper (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Black opal (600 gp). White opal (600 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Jade (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'4". She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a dagger on her belt. Her lavender fur is still thick. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Five is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Five was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 5000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp).