Description: This man is very fat, and has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. After coming to the age of reason, Thiala took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 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: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shield with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mortician business.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Blue diamond (8000 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Marshal, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a strong sense of loyalty to dragonborn people

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. Amethyst (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'6" when asserting himself. His hair is silver and curly. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Revenge; and money/treasure

Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Skog was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He worked as a nervous Actor and found it very stressful. He tends to his Actor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Has a crush, Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Sard (30 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red hair is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Bookbinder profession.

History: Born in the east to a Bounty Hunter, Morthos learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bounty Hunter. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 7000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.