Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has wavy chestnut hair. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Qemuel was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 150 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a lance on her belt. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born in a small desert village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his blonde hair up. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her left hand. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Map Maker and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her fur is black and curly. Her eyes are likewise yellow. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it, and is pretty ugly. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1300 sp. Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has achieved small success as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Slave, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is mildly Human supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is golden and curly. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. 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: She got into the Unemployed business at a young age. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Unemployed responsibilities is difficult; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 270 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.