Description: This tall, slender woman wears long strands of amethyst and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has wavy red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Mardred hails from a village terrorized by goblins. When Mardred reached her early adolescence her Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of goblins

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

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Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barkeep. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is knotted and matted. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a fancy pastel dress. She has dyed her greying yellow fur a little too much giving a sharp yellow color. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. After coming to the age of reason, Tricking took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He wears his gold crest up. He has red eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, 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 has brown hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Hourglass. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Pog was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Guard and was forced into it by his family; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Thodris was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Banker. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thodris fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

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Possessions: 120 gp.