Description: She wears a tan vest and prefers violet and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her ears are large.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Xanaphia grew up listening to her father's many stories. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She's also a talented Butcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To protect her home; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 10000 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 takes great joy in being the best Map Maker in town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Cook for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Jade (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

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. A freak accident while working with his Performer mother left him crippled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a white shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and black pants. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Emen was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. 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. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Emen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 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: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

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 Elf in existence. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Ielenia was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 9000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.