Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He usually wears his blue robe and has his halberd always slung over his shoulder. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the north to a Courier, Arumawann learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She carries with her a set of daggers on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her white hair is cut short. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Nikki's homeland. Nikki decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nikki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1900 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he very much looks the part of a Miner. He has wavy blue hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gifted student he started as a Sculptor, but he got bored and became a Miner. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Miner responsibilities is difficult; and to be a sculptor again

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Sard (80 gp). Jet (60 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Jade (60 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is typically in her Stableman uniform. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the south to a Stableman, Thea learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Beggar, but she was a colossal failure. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Azurite (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this northern man wears a worn and beaten armor. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Silver pearl (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). White opal (600 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears tattered old clothes. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp).

Description: 2'11" and muscular, this northern woman wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available she will default to her sword. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 9000 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.