Description: A 4'0" northern man, he wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sailor they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Marshal, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 pp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is baby faced.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Guard but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her childhood dream was to be a Servant, but she was a colossal failure. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 5000 gp. Star ruby (1300 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Rose (20 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Rose (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His ears are large.

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 Elf in existence. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of a Bather, who enjoyed hunting, Aelar was taken on many hunting expeditions. Aelar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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: Further expansion of business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4000 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 (10 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bather hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Joker, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Citrine (20 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 12000 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Coral (110 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her broad black hat.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Jheri was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 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 (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.