Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on his left hand. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He wears his black hair up. His white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Astar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Astar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Jet (150 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy gold crest. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her nunchaku with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a hunchback. Her gold crest is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She got into the Tailor business at a young age. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Hillanot alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand her business; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rose grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 cp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'1". She wears a simple grey robe with brown stripes complete with hood, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shield. She wears her auburn hair down. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Gifted from a young age, Rosamund studied abroad. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Dyer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Dyer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has worked as a Dyer like her mother before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the west. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 150 gp. Red garnet (50 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: She sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and she perpetually has her bastard sword ready. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Wella took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Wella 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is brown and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.