Description: He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his violet robe. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 10 pp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly falchions and hand crossbows. His red hair is singed and shortened. 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 is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Jebeddo is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a tan shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has brown hair. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Tailor profession.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Guard arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 cp. Jade (90 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He works hard and plays hard.

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. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. After a long history of fighting, Gildmak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His gold crest is matted, messy, and big. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is wearing a long, pastel cloak. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and shortspears. He keeps his gray fur in a flapper bob. His eyes are yellow.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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's repulsed by the PC; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a black tunic with brown highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Hrathy was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Hrathy decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Vaina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 130 gp. Red spinel (130 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

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 childhood dream was to be a Dyer, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Masseuse responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Religious, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).