Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He likes to wear white tank tops with brown pants. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a longbow on his belt. He wears his gray fur down. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his yellow eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Five enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Five was born with his father's beautiful face. Through the years after Five was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Five's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Five fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and doesn't want to be a fortune-teller and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears long strands of ruby and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He got into the Shipwright business at a young age. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp. Jade (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miner who has hired her part-time. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Painter kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is greedy

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 40 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Fletcher. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His first spouse was a Ruler, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a black vest and prefers blue and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her childhood dream was to be a Roofer, but she was a colossal failure. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 sp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: This woman has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Emmeline alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 50 gp.