Description: This man is very fat, and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. 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: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Malachite (9 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Moss agate (9 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: He is a husky man, who is wearing a long, black cloak. His red crest is smooth and relatively long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: Heskan wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a great chef.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Healer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Azurite (8 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Kansif has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 15000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a black coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. He has dyed his greying gold crest a little too much giving a sharp gold color. His ears are large.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 5000 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Sard (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Jet (130 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Sard (70 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears black trousers with green and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His blue hair is long and unkept. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. The war was a terrible time for him, and Abad does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Abad was left his mother'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: To be a Carpenter again.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (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.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'10". She is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. She wears her orange fur up. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and expand her business

Flaws: Mundane, Fearful, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Banded agate (16 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: She stands about 2'10" and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her top red hat.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Eran isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 21000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (10000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.