Description: This late middle aged woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body and is in decent physical shape. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

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 takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born into a rich family. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bellfounder. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Coral (110 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears dull tan sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sword, just in case. Her hair is blonde and very short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is short and silver. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born to a Laborer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Jasper (50 gp). Emerald (600 gp).

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She wears her yellow fur down. Her skin is flawless and her copper eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Cloak hails from a village terrorized by brigands. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 sp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Kody took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up sickle and armor he uses now. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and many gnolls want him driven away

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

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

Possessions: 70 gp. Jade (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is brown and curly. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: She got into the Guard business at a young age. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2100 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This dark-skinned female is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the north to a Animal Trainer, Morana learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length silver crest. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Mehen was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mehen grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Mehen. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 70 gp. Amethyst (60 gp).