Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She carries with her a set of shortbows, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed red hat.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gifted student she started as a Mason, but she got bored and became a Painter. 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. Nora fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears professional attire. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gaaki was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

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

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: 3'8" and muscular, this eastern man wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. In his 16th 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Beleth isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Beleth never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 harsh and unforgiving.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Georgina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and white pants. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nora isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 280 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Standing 4'10", this woman prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Knight but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He tends to wear a large green jacket. His red hair is knotted and matted. His skin is flawless and his black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: He was born into a rich family. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He bought a quarterstaff and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 sp.