Description: 4'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has wavy brown hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She works hard and plays hard.

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. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. During her travels, Marastyr and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Marastyr discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Marastyr fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Debt. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Blue sapphire (800 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Coral (80 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Fire opal (800 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.

Description: He wears a brown small hat and brown clothes. He has styled his gray fur well, parting it to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 11000 gp.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bricklayer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bricklayer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Herbalist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 14000 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His silver hair is still thick. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears red trousers with yellow and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bertram grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Barkeep like his mother before him.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and balancing his hectic life and new barkeep responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 pp. Black pearl (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a fancy grey suit. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Jade (140 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, yellow cloak. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is content; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.