Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He has amber eyes and a white hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ortegar embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. 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 to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Ortegar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Jasper (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Citrine (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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. 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 is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Rose (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a pastel shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her brown fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Serpent's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the west to a Fletcher, Serpent learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman usually wears her green robe and has her sai always slung over her shoulder. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her dark red hair up. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker green hat.

Personality: She is a Navigator first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Aym was born the youngest of three triplets. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a Navigator soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 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 (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.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her cinnamon fur is long and unkept. She has yellow eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Trym was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium 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 silver crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Quarethon was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Quarethon abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.