Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his mace with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 11000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing a long, white cloak. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Bucklal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Bucklal has worked very hard to control his curse. He's also a talented Detective, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Debt. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Jade (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Amber (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Jet (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 6000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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 Scribe. He has worked as a Scribe like his father before him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1700 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp).

Description: She is typically in her Bellfounder uniform, and she perpetually has her trident ready. Her lavender fur is still thick. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has achieved small success as a Bellfounder.

Motivation: To be a Mason again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 12000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (7000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp).

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this northern woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a yellow coat. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1700 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.