Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He tends to wear a large black jacket. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Through the years after Sammal was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Sammal's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Azurite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'5", this man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He keeps his black fur in a pixie cut. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Carter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Carter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His childhood dream was to be a Barrister, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Barrister again; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Balam abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'7" and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gifted from a young age, Agatha studied abroad. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Banker

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

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'1" when asserting herself. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She struck the Merchant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She carries with her a set of shortbows on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She has shaved her head bald. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She is a Maurezhi in disguise. She found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 90 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'6" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a black vest and prefers brown and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her copper crest is heavily combed to the right. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her feathered black hat.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Architect arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. She wears her dark red hair down. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. Bune was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 210 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).