Description: A pudgy man standing about 2'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Pikar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has moderate length auburn hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He tends to wear a large pastel jacket. He has wavy lavender fur. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He got into the Body Guard business at a young age. Moon was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Body Guard. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Moon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Amethyst (130 gp).

Description: She wears just a black suit. Her hair is red and very short. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She takes great joy in being the best Shepherd in town.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Flaws: Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She tends to wear a large green jacket. Her green crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson green hat.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Barkeep they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Dilettante, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. She has wavy brown hair. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Lavinia hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her white fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Tree and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a flail on her belt. She carries with her a set of flails on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. She has moderate length dark red hair. This white eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was taken from her home at a very young age. 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. Ea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 120 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the south to a Shepherd, Charles learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 sp.