Description: She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mayor

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

Possessions: 20 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Eridred took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up greataxe and armor she uses now. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She prefers to wear flannel. Her gold crest is heavily combed to the right. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Aasathra was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 Adventurer. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Adventurer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has amber eyes and a red hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nikki embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: A 5'9" northern man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and black handkerchief worn on his right side. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Heian was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Weaver.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a white coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dûgz studied abroad. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He carries with him a set of swords on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gilthur studied abroad. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Silk rope. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She carries a battered warhammer and tarnished whip as well. She has styled her dark red hair well, parting it to the right. This black eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

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 kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Akta was born on a far eastern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Roofer. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 310 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a brown tunic with red highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes, and is pretty ugly. He has wavy red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

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. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the west to a Dyer, Rurik learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his 14th 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 struck the Dyer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.