Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears professional attire. His hair is red and very short. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his broad yellow hat.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Through the years after Cory was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Cory's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many giants want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, 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 auburn hair is thinning but still full. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a great chef.

History: He was born in the north. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp).

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. His black hair is cut short. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Jak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Jak alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Jak was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: To be a Junk Dealer again; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 14000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, she is not a threatening figure. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She is baby faced.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Sard (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1100 pp. Malachite (7 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Pink diamond (3000 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Amber (40 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Sardonyx (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Sard (60 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Heian never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Slave, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Jade (140 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.