Description: This dark-skinned male wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His black hair is thinning but still full. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Roland was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Ûkshak has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Carnelian (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: This eastern man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His clothes are grease stained in places. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Robert was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Fortune-teller. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 cp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp).

Description: Standing 4'7", this woman wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. Her dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Astaro hails from a village terrorized by drow. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she wants revenge against drow

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, In love, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears tattered old clothes. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Callie reached her early adolescence her Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Ombul was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 250 gp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Katherine lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her lavender fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a Layabout, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shoemaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 20 pp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Jade (100 gp).

Description: He wears long strands of jet and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and carries monstrous two handed axes. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 sp. Jet (80 gp). 1 Chain shirt.