Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a brown coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak, marred by beers. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Tawar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: In love, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is very fat, and is dressed in earthy colors with a black and tan handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Smokesticks. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'8". He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and his gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gunter was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: She usually wears her blue robe and has her shield always slung over her shoulder. She is physically well-built. She has moderate length golden hair. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Panana hails from a village terrorized by illithids. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 40 pp. White pearl (110 gp).

Description: She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kilia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a yellow shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Gifted from a young age, Beiro studied abroad. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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. Beiro fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Red garnet (110 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he usually wears his black robe and has his kukri always slung over his shoulder. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At some point he was captured by brigands and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her ears are large.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Baker business.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 60 gp.