Description: This late middle aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat and is in decent physical shape. His head has been shaved. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Laucian's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Laucian has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor and is in decent physical shape. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in the north to a Fisher, Merla learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Fisher. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This man wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His hair is always cut to a buzz. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Shágflak hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. After coming to the age of reason, Shágflak took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears skinny pants and wears a green and blue robe with the hood down. His scarlet crest, when down, is lengthy. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This light-skinned female is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has slicked back golden hair. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. A true patriot, Euphemia would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Euphemia liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Military, Nature, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Map Maker. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Naivara was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Map Maker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Map Maker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears an entirely tan suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. With wild brown hair. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is an amazing painter.

History: Engong was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 30 gp. A small bag of saffron. (80 gp).