Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His hair is short and blonde. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Ortegar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He bought a longsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is long and white with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small tan clips. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Rose (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her top yellow hat.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the south to a Layabout, Thiala learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Layabout.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and balancing her hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Pink diamond (4000 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His crest is cut close to his head. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Medrash was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'2", this woman wears a grey vest and prefers pastel and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Kathra never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Cynical. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 9000 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'10". He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and his gloved hand is found clutching a flail. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a Actor soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Actor responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 11000 gp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).

Description: Standing 4'5", this man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Taklinn grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Amber (70 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.