Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a white tunic with blue highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears his red hair up. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Performer for the past few years.

Motivation: Human compassion; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is dressed in an above average manner. She has wavy brown fur. Her yellow eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a white vest and prefers red and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: This malnourished man typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He has moderate length auburn hair. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Kugáluga lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Miller, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 pp. Banded agate (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Amber (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Chrysoprase (60 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this northern woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Bilga lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears professional attire. She carries with her a set of flails, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length red hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Markosian was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp).

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she's in love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1900 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.