Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has auburn hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He has achieved small success as a Carter.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Extrovert. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 14000 gp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'5" and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his long red fur kept up in a rat tail. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brown diamond (3000 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Jade (60 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she usually wears her pastel robe and has her lance always slung over her shoulder. She keeps her red fur in a pixie cut. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

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 constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Sellsword business.

History: Chad was born the youngest of three triplets. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Malachite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large brown jacket, and she perpetually has her bastard sword ready. She sports chestnut long hair. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Whurdred was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Whurdred fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 8000 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She has done her best to style her silver crest to look like a famous performer. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.