Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His fur is orange, silky, and of moderate length. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Born in the south to a Carter, Fragrant learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has achieved small success as a Carter.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. 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 daughter.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. 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 south. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: She wears long strands of emerald and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This man wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Vanuath 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 has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). 1 Simple lock.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a very tight haircut. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was born into a rich family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this northern man wears skinny pants and wears a tan and brown robe with the hood down. He has black hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Zook alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a brown Stetson hat and brown clothes. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born in a small desert village. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Sardonyx (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson yellow hat.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Emmeline was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this northern man wears silk and lounges about seductively. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shipwright arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. 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: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 270 gp.