Description: He is lean but muscular and is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Boddynock was born with his father's beautiful face. His childhood dream was to be a Unemployed, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Painter.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Impulsive, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jade (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Onyx (80 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.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Osco isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Osco liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. 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 was born in a small island village. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. 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: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a yellow scarf. Her yellow fur is still thick. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Merchant business.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 16000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a red tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ghaliver was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Merla hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1800 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). 1 Major magic item. 1 Major magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Military, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1300 pp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp).