Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Bernard is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

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

Flaws: Greedy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A 4'7" eastern man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is black and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Unemployed they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Gardener, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and halfling compassion

Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 pp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Lorilla is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Masseuse. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. She wears skinny pants and wears a tan and yellow robe with the hood down. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She tends to her Butcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 5000 cp. Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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 has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull tan iron scale mail, and is pretty ugly. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Vanchu was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Job, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He usually wears his violet robe and has his nunchaku always slung over his shoulder. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Peter is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: This man wears dull black sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed dagger, just in case. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His dark red hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He worked as a nervous Animal Trainer and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Terse, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 sp.