Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Apothecary who has hired him part-time. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Burto hails from a village terrorized by giants. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears long strands of emerald and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her small red hat.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy bronze crest. She wears a green shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and black pants. She has a hunchback. She has done her best to style her bronze crest to look like a famous performer. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She bought a dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver crest has been sun bleached extensively. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His beige fur is unkempt and raggedy. His yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is dressed in an above average manner. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is thinning but still full. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Zircon (20 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Jak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He struck the Performer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 140 gp. Jet (130 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 50 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 20 pp.