Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears long strands of amethyst and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His eyes are green.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Jet (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. He has no fur. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Skirt enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Skirt 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 16000 gp. Iolite (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is short and golden. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Philomena was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Mercenary. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sellsword arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp).

Description: This malnourished man sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His dark red hair is heavily combed to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Astar was born the youngest of three triplets. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She carries a battered crossbow and tarnished spear as well. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her first spouse was a Ruler, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a beggar and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. To his fellows he 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dworic fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. Amethyst (150 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Jet (150 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.