Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears skinny pants and wears a brown and black robe with the hood down. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Assassin. She has worked as a Assassin like her mother before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Assassin responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Jasper (30 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 340 gp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: He wears a white shirt with thin black vertical stripes and tan pants. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His ears are large.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Borun embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born in the south. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a white costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Myev lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Lewis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His dark red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Marbas wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Marbas was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Carter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 sp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Orla grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Orla abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. After a long history of fighting, Orla and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He is portly but not overly obese. His blue crest is unkempt and raggedy. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Stylist business.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he's in love

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp).